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43-year-old driver killed, four injured in Northeast Philadelphia crash

A crash along Roosevelt Boulevard at Solly Avenue left one man dead on Saturday night

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Police are investigating after a crash along Roosevelt Boulevard, in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday night left a 43-year-old man dead and another four people injured.

According to police, the incident happened just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, and fire crews responded to an overturned vehicle on Roosevelt Boulevard at Solly Avenue.

According to police, a Kia, driven by a 24-year-old man, was headed westbound on Solly Avenue -- and had a green light -- when it collided with a Range Rover headed southbound on Roosevelt Boulevard that ran the light at the intersection.

The Range Rover, officials said, overturned during the collision.

The driver of the Range Rover, Alfredo Pires-Ferreira, 43, of Feasterville-Trevose, was killed in the crash, officials said.

The other four people involved only suffered minor injuries, police said.

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