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Police: 17-Year-Old Boy Fatally Struck While Riding Bike In Roxborough

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 17-year-old boy has died after police say he was struck and killed while riding a bike on Sunday evening. It happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. at Henry Avenue and Barnes Street in the city's Roxborough neighborhood.

Authorities say the boy was riding his bike eastbound on Barnes Street when he was struck by a car traveling northbound on Henry Avenue.

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Police say the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the car remained on scene, police say. No other injuries were reported.

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