A woman is dead after a car crashed onto the sidewalk in Philadelphia and killed her early Saturday morning.
Police said the 2009 Buick sedan was being driven by a 28-year-old man north on Broad Street near Allegheny Avenue about 4:30 a.m. when he somehow lost control of the car. The car then careened into the southbound lanes and onto a curb, hitting the 50-year-old victim and coming to rest when it crashed into a PNC Bank on the block.
Investigators said the 50-year-old pedestrian's leg was severed in the crash and was found inside the bank's cinderblock wall. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 4:45 a.m.
The car's driver and two passengers, ages 25 and 24, were all taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment. All were listed in stable condition later Saturday morning with minor injuries.
Accident investigators continued to work to determine what led to the deadly crash.
