2 people dead, 3 others injured in South Philadelphia crash
Three other passengers in the sedan were taken to nearby hospitals.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two people are dead and three others are injured after a wrong-way crash in South Philadelphia.
It happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Penrose Avenue near Pattison Avenue.
A Hyundai sedan was travelling westbound on Pattison Avenue and then turned southbound onto Penrose Avenue, traveling on the wrong side of the roadway.
As the car turned onto Penrose Avenue, it crashed into a front-end loader that was parked on the side of the road.
The driver and front passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was identified as a 32-year-old man and the front passenger was identified as a 29-year-old woman.
Three other passengers in the sedan were taken to nearby hospitals.
One of those passengers was identified as a 28-year-old woman. She is listed in critical condition.
The other two passengers are in stable condition, their ages are unknown at this time.
This is an on-going investigation with the Crash Investigation Division.
