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CBS News
05-04-2025
- CBS News
Teen killed after car overturns in crash in Northeast Philadelphia, police say
One passenger was killed and three people were injured after a crash in the Bustleton section of Northeast Philadelphia on Friday night, Philadelphia police said. The crash happened near Red Lion Road and Gantry Road around 10:30 p.m. Police believe a 2005 Toyota Camry was heading westbound on Red Lion Road when the driver lost control while changing lanes. The Camry then veered into oncoming traffic before hitting a street sign and striking several parked vehicles. Images from Chopper 3 showed the car overturned between two small buses. First responders were able to free the four occupants from the vehicle and get them to area hospitals. The driver and one passenger were hospitalized and are in stable condition. Another passenger was hospitalized in critical condition. One passenger, a 19-year-old male, was pronounced dead at an area hospital at 3 a.m. Saturday. The Philadelphia police Crash Investigation Division is investigating the cause of the crash.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man, 73, fatally struck by vehicle in South Philly: police
The Brief A 73-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in South Philadelphia Sunday night. Another crash between two cars may have occurred before the fatal pedestrian-vehicle crash. Philadelphia's Crash Investigation Division is investigating. PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after police say a vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian in South Philly Sunday night. The incident appears to have been an initial two-vehicle accident that escalated into a fatal pedestrian-vehicle accident. What we know Philadelphia police say at 7:23 p.m. the incident occurred on the 3000 block of South 10th Street. They say a 73-year-old man was struck by a Toyota RAV4. He was transported to Jefferson University Hospital by Philadelphia Fire Department medics where he was pronounced dead at 8:12 p.m. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene, police say. According to Inspector D.F. Pace, it appears the 73-year-old man had initially rear-ended another vehicle at the stop sign. That's when police say he got out of his vehicle and approached the vehicle he had hit. Moments later, police say the 73-year-old man was hit by another vehicle and dragged 'a considerable distance.' That driver of the Toyota RAV 4 did stop and was a rideshare driver with no passengers at the time of the crash. Police say it appears the victim had suffered an injury in that initial crash due to the discovery of blood inside the vehicle. What's next The investigation is active and ongoing with the Crash Investigation Division. The Source The information in this story is from the Philadelphia Police Department.
