Man, 76, dies after being hit by vehicle in Penn's Landing; drivers may have been racing

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Monday, May 24, 2021
Man dies after being hit by vehicle; drivers may have been racing
Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian in Penn's Landing on Sunday night.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian in Penn's Landing on Sunday night.

Police say a 76-year-old man died after he was struck by a Chevy Impala on the 200 block of North Christopher Columbus Boulevard around 5:30 p.m.

The striking vehicle did stay at the scene, but witnesses told police that the driver of the Chevy Impala may have been racing a white Jeep.

The driver of the Jeep has not been located.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.