1 dead after car crashes into tree in West Philadelphia, police say
PHILADELPHIA - One person is dead after a car hit a tree in West Philadelphia on Monday, authorities say.
The crash happened on the 1000 block of North 48th Street at 1:45 a.m., according to investigators.
Police say a 2016 Volkswagen was traveling north on N 48th Street when the driver, a 45-year-old man, lost control and struck a tree.
He was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m.
The crash remains under investigation.
A car is totaled and one person is in critical condition after it crashed into a tree in West Philadelphia, police say.
No further details have been released.
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