Police: Motorcyclist, pedestrian killed after crash in Mayfair
PHILADELPHIA - Two people have died after a car crash in Mayfair on Saturday morning, authorities say.
According to police, the incident happened on the 6400 block of Frankford Avenue at 11:45 a.m.
Authorities say, a red Ford F250 was traveling north on Frankford Avenue when it was cut off by a motorcycle moving west on Passmore.
Police say the motorcyclist, 62, was ejected onto the sidewalk.
He was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital by medics and was pronounced dead at 12:31 p.m., according to officials.
Additionally, police say the Ford lost control of the car and struck a 62-year-old man sitting on a bench.
After the red Ford F250 was cut off by a motorcycle, the driver swerved, fatally striking a pedestrian sitting on a bench.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene at 12:06 p.m., according to authorities.
No arrests have been made.
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