WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (WITN) - A Windsor man was killed after police say he was killed while helping to push a disabled vehicle off an Eastern Carolina bridge.
Williamston police said it happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the Roanoke River Bridge on U.S. 17.
A vehicle had broken down, and those inside were pushing it off the bridge when another northbound vehicle hit the disabled vehicle and 67-year-old Melvin Francis.
Police said Francis died at the scene.
There is no word if the other driver will face any charges or not in the crash.