16-year-old girl killed, five other teenagers injured in car crash in South Philadelphia
A violent overnight crash in South Philadelphia left a 16-year-old girl dead and five others hospitalized.
Just before 1 a.m., Philadelphia police responded to the 700 block of South Christopher Columbus Boulevard for a single-vehicle crash.
Investigators say the Nissan Maxima had just exited I-95 South onto Columbus Boulevard at a high rate of speed when it struck a curb, went airborne and landed on its passenger side.
Six people were inside the vehicle.
- A 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene
- A 15-year-old girl was taken to the hospital in unknown condition
- The driver, a 17-year-old boy, was hospitalized in unknown condition
- A 17-year-old girl was taken to the hospital in critical condition
- Two 17-year-old boys were hospitalized in stable condition
Police say several occupants had to be extricated from the vehicle before they could be transported for treatment.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Investigators have not said whether speed, alcohol, drugs or any other factors played a role.
