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Head-On SUV–SEPTA Trolley Crash in West Philadelphia Kills 1, Injures 2

Investigators are reviewing trolley camera footage to determine how the early-morning crash occurred.

Overview

  • Police and medics responded to the 5100 block of Lancaster Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. in the Cathedral Park neighborhood.
  • A 32-year-old man associated with the GMC SUV was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
  • Two people from the trolley were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Preliminary police information indicates the westbound SUV swerved into eastbound lanes and hit the trolley head-on.
  • SEPTA Police and the Philadelphia Police Crash Investigation Unit are leading the probe, and Lancaster Avenue remains closed.