Police: Driver Killed After Swerving To Avoid Oncoming Vehicle On Kelly Drive, Plunging Into Schuylkill
The crash happened just before 11 p.m. Police say the passenger was able to free himself from the vehicle, swim to shore and call for help.
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The crash happened just before 11 p.m. Police say the passenger was able to free himself from the vehicle, swim to shore and call for help.
Authorities say a car drove off the Kelly Drive and into the Schuykill River Sunday night.
The incident happened at about 5 p.m. at Kelly Drive near Fountain Green Drive.
Police are investigating the cause of an early morning crash that sent two people to the hospital.
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A car plunges into the Schuylkill River, and police say two Good Samaritans risked their own lives to help.
Police say the victim, a 73-year-old man, was pronounced dead at 1:19 p.m. at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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The accident happened at Kelly Drive and Boathouse Row around 3:30 p.m.
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A vigil was held to remember the lives of a young mother and her teenage soon who were killed in a car accident on Monday.
Philadelphia police have identified two people who were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Kelly Drive Monday afternoon. A third person is in critical condition.
A two vehicle crash on Kelly Drive has left two people dead and a third woman fighting for her life.
Beginning at 7 a.m., Kelly Drive will be closed heading northbound from Hunting Park to South Ferry Road for the removal of a tree.
Philadelphia police and rescue crews are trying to locate a vehicle in the Schuylkill River after witnesses reported seeing the car go under water.
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