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1 teen dead, 2 injured after car crashes into tree in Philadelphia's Feltonville section

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One teen died and two others were injured when their car hit a tree in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia early Sunday afternoon, police said.

Three 16-year-olds were in the car, a Nissan Pathfinder, when it crashed into a tree in the median. One died at the scene and the other two were transported to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, police said. 

The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Roosevelt Boulevard northbound, police said.

The driver has been detained for investigation, according to police.

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