Knife-wielding man dies after fall off moving car in Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northern Arizona say they’re investigating the death of a man who fell off the roof of a moving car following a struggle.

Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies and Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers from Flagstaff responded to Highway 89N near Gray Mountain around 1:30 p.m. Monday.

The man’s body was found on the highway. His name hasn’t been released yet.

Authorities say an unidentified Arkansas man and woman stopped to assist a driver who had just been involved in a car accident.

A suspect armed with a knife then jumped on the couple’s vehicle and fought with the man, who suffered stab wounds on his hands.

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The woman tried to drive away and the suspect fell off the roof of the car and apparently suffered fatal injuries.