Pregnant Woman Dies After Motorcycle Wreck

The woman was struck by a motorcycle on the Roosevelt Boulevard

A pregnant woman and her unborn child are dead after an accident in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia.

A motorcycle hit Giselle Moya, 28, of Philadelphia around 9:30 p.m. after she got off a bus on the 7600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard.

Moya, a mother of a five-year-old boy, was eight months pregnant. She was transported to the Albert Einstein Medical Center. where she and her unborn child were pronounced dead at 10:18 p.m.

Moya's father Eduardo remembered his only daughter.

"The best daughter," he said. "Nice, nice, kid -- nice lady."

A 24-year-old man who was driving the motorcycle was taken to the Frankford Torresdale Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

Police continue to investigate the incident and no charges were immediately filed.


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