59-Year-Old Woman Fatally Struck By Car In North Philadelphia, Police Say

CBS Philadelphia

August 9, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 59-year-old woman was fatally struck by a car while crossing the street in North Philadelphia on Wednesday night, police said.

The incident happened on the 5800 block of North Broad Street just before midnight.

Police said a Subaru Ascent was heading northbound on Broad Street when it struck the woman attempting to cross the street, authorities said. The impact of the car knocked the 59-year-old woman out of her shoes and sent her about 100 feet, according to police. She was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

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