Driver killed after vehicle strikes tree, catches fire on Roosevelt Boulevard

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Sunday, September 2, 2018
Driver killed after vehicle strikes tree, catches fire on Roosevelt Blvd.
Driver killed after vehicle strikes tree, catches fire on Roosevelt Blvd.. Walter Perez reports during Action News at 10 p.m. on September 1, 2018.

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on the Roosevelt Boulevard early Saturday morning.

The single-vehicle crash occurred just after 6 a.m. on the 7600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard.

Police say the vehicle was driving in the inner lanes of the boulevard when it drifted and struck a tree before catching on fire.

The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police continue to investigate.

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