20-year-old driver crashes into utility pole, vehicle catches fire in North Philadelphia

Monday, March 29, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A 20-year-old man was severely burned in a fiery crash in North Philadelphia.

It happened around 3 a.m. Monday on the 2300 block of 11th Street.
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Police said the driver jumped the curb and struck a utility pole.

The pole was still on fire when the Action News van arrived on the scene.

The victim was taken to the hospital for 3rd degree burns.
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Action Cam video from the scene shows the vehicle gutted from the flames.



Police are investigating what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
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