Police: Dirt bike accident leaves 1 man dead in North Philadelphia

Police say a dirt bike and a car collided.

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Sunday, March 6, 2022
Police: Dirt bike accident leaves 1 man dead in North Philly
Police are investigating a fatal dirt bike accident Saturday afternoon in North Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are investigating a fatal dirt bike accident Saturday afternoon in North Philadelphia.

The incident happened just before 3:30 p.m. on the 1400 block of W. Norris Street.

Police say a Yamaha dirt bike was traveling southbound on Broad Street approaching Norris Street on the sidewalk.

A silver Jeep was northbound on Broad Street, making a left turn onto Norris Street when it made contact with the dirt bike rider.

The driver of the Jeep remained on the scene.

The 30-year-old man on the dirt bike was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

There is no word of any arrests made at this time.