Passenger in stolen car dies after crash involving airport shuttle in Southwest Philadelphia
A passenger in a stolen car died, and the 74-year-old driver of an airport shuttle was critically injured after a crash Thursday morning on Bartram Avenue, not far from Philadelphia International Airport, according to police.
The crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday in the 8900 block of Bartram Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
Video from Chopper 3 showed a stolen blue Dodge Challenger virtually cut in half. The front of the shuttle was severely damaged. The van was struck on the driver's side, police said.
The stolen Dodge Challenger was driving in the area when Tinicum Township police attempted to pull the car over, the Philadelphia Police Department said. The driver of the stolen car then sped away eastbound on Bartram Avenue into the city, police said.
The stolen car struck the airport transport van when it was attempting to turn left from 89th Street onto westbound Bartram Avenue, police said.
Police said the driver of the shuttle van was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after suffering internal injuries.
The 30-year-old driver of the stolen car was also taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
A 23-year-old passenger in the Challenger was rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
