41-Year-Old Passenger Killed When Car Crashes Into Pole In Southwest Philadelphia, Police Say

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 41-year-old male passenger was killed when a car crashed into a metal pole in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon. Police say the crash happened on the 6600 block of Essington Avenue around 3 p.m.

Police say a sedan attempted to pass a tractor-trailer and struck the police. The driver, a man approximately 40 years old, was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

Credit: CBS3

The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.

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