Driver critically hurt after single car crash in Center City Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman was critically hurt after a single-car crash in Center City Philadelphia.

It happened around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday on Vine Street, near N 15th St.

According to the preliminary investigation, a 30-year-old woman was driving a 2003 gold Mercedes-Benz C300 eastbound on Vine Street when, for unknown reasons, she lost control of the vehicle.

The car hopped the curb on the south side of the street, struck a pole and ultimately crashed into the wall of the former Hahnemann Hospital.

The impact caused the driver to be ejected from the vehicle.

She was taken to Jefferson Hospital in critical condition.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.