Van crashes into pillar, catches fire outside restaurant in Philadelphia's Rhawnhurst section

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A van crashed into a pillar and caught fire outside a restaurant on Cottman Avenue in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia on Wednesday morning.

Police say the van first collided with another vehicle at Large Street at around 5:30 a.m. before slamming into the pillar.

One person was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay.

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Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash.