A multi-vehicle car crash in the Olney section of North Philadelphia has left three people, including a police officer, injured, Philadelphia Police say.
SkyForce10 was over the crash scene on the 4900 block of North 5th Street, where a Toyota was seen destroyed in the middle of the block, its front-end unrecognizable.
Police say that vehicle was speeding northbound on 5th Street when its female driver crashed into a Ford Fiesta from behind, and that the driver may have been fleeing from another crash at the time.
The driver of the Toyota is listed in critical condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center, while a passenger in the vehicle is in stable condition, according to police.
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The chain reaction of the crash led to damage to two police vehicles, and the officer in one of those vehicles was taken to Temple University Hospital for observation and is in stable condition, police say.
