Two People Rushed To Hospital After Being Hit By Vehicle Near Juneteenth Parade, Police Say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two people have been rushed to the hospital after they were struck by a vehicle in West Philadelphia. Police say the accident happened at the intersection of 52nd and Spruce Streets just after 5 p.m. Saturday.
According to officials, the initial reports suggests that the accident was accidental. They say the 87-year-old driver stepped on the gas instead of the brake and swerved onto the sidewalk striking two women.
"We were standing here and we heard the metal crashing and whoever it was in the car, you could tell she had hit some cars and lost control and came across the corner," Traci Reid said.
One of the women was caught under the car following the accident, according to police this woman regularly sold jewelry where she was struck.
"They said somebody is underneath the car, and the people responded and somebody is underneath there, they broke the bumper, lifted the car up and they got her out," said Reid.
Both women were taken to a nearby hospital where they are in stable condition.
This happened just outside the perimeter of the Juneteenth parade and music festival.