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Bucks man killed in truck accident

A Bucks County man was killed Friday morning when he was struck by a dump truck while tending to his broken-down SUV on the side of an Upper Southampton road, police said.

A Bucks County man was killed Friday morning when he was struck by a dump truck while tending to his broken-down SUV on the side of an Upper Southampton road, police said.

Zinovi Pavlo, 58, of Warminster, was pronounced dead at the scene on Street Road, near Gravel Hill Road, just before 11 a.m., according to Upper Southampton Police Chief Ronald MacPherson.

MacPherson said Pavlo was struck in a traffic lane while attempting to check on his Honda Pilot, which was disabled on the shoulder.

The driver of the dump truck, a 24-year-old male who police did not identify, apparently told authorities he did not see Pavlo in time to stop his vehicle before the collision.

The truck driver, of Warminster, has been cooperating with police, MacPherson said. No criminal charges had been filed as of Friday afternoon.

The chief said any witnesses to the accident should contact the Upper Southampton police department at 215-364-5000.

- Yuge Xiao