PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man is dead after a fatal crash in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday morning.
It happened around 6 a.m. at the intersection of Bartram and Essington avenues.
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Police say the driver was traveling southbound on Bartram Ave. when it appears he slid on an ice patch, causing him to lose control of his vehicle and crash into a tree. The 51-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have not released his identity.