Woman struck by pole during car crash in Center City

Saturday, February 4, 2017
CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- A woman walking in Center City was hospitalized after she was struck by a falling pole during a car crash.

It happened at 1:52 p.m. Saturday on the 700 block of Chestnut Street.
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Police say a man driving a white Hyundai Sonata struck a pole and a wall.

The pole then fell, striking a 43-year-old woman.

She was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she is listed in stable condition.
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No other injuries were reported.

The driver did stop at the scene.



No arrests have been made.
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