Child injured in hit-and-run crash outside Philadelphia day care

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Saturday, September 27, 2025
Child injured in hit-and-run crash outside day care

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who injured a 4-year-old child in Southwest Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.

Officers responded to the intersection of 65th Street and Elmwood Avenue, just outside Lene Daily Child Care.

The child was rushed to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and later listed in stable condition.

"It sounded like two cars collided, and then all of a sudden people started running," one witness recalled.

Investigators believe a silver SUV was involved in the incident.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 215-686-TIPS.

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