Car flips, suspect flees, after police chase

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - July 17, 2008

Philadelphia police tell Action News they were chasing a car that took off after a routine traffic stop Thursday morning in Southwest Philadelphia.

The driver lost control and the car flipped over, landing on its roof near the R-3 SEPTA tracks at 48th and Greenway Avenue.

The driver ran from the scene.

The car was moved off the tracks so that the SEPTA rail service could continue.

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