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Woman Dies, Man Hurt After Car Hits Deer in Philadelphia

Police say the accident happened around 12:30 Sunday morning on Hagys Mill Road.

A woman died from her injuries after a car struck a deer and then crashed into a utility pole in the Andorra section of Philadelphia.

Police say the accident happened around 12:30 Sunday morning on Hagys Mill Road. A 27-year-old man was driving when he struck a deer. The impact caused him to crash into a PECO utility pole. The pole then fell onto the car, splitting it in half, according to police.

The 22-year-old woman in the passenger seat was ejected from the car and taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries. Police have not yet revealed her identity.

The driver was transported to Einstein Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. 

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