Crime & Safety
Delco Chase Ends In Deadly Crash: Philadelphia Police
A 23-year-old man died, and two other men, 30 and 74, were critically hurt when a stolen vehicle crashed into a van Wednesday, police said.
TINICUM-PHILADELPHIA, PA — A police chase that started in Delaware County ended with a deadly crash in Philadelphia, authorities said.
According to Philadelphia Police, Tinicum Township Police saw a 2016 blue Dodge Challenger driving in their jurisdiction, and officers learned the vehicle was stolen.
Police tried to stop the vehicle, but it sped off, heading east on Bartram Avenue toward Philadelphia, authorities said.
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The vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of a Ford Econoline hotel and airport transport van at about 11 a.m. Wednesday on the 8900 block of Bartram Avenue, police said.
According to police, a 23-year-old man who was a passenger in the Dodge had to be extricated from the vehicle, and was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:26 p.m.
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The driver of the Dodge, a 30-year-old man, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he is in critical condition.
Police said the van's driver, 74, was also taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition due to internal injuries.
Authorities did not release any names in this crash.
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