PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man was killed and two others hurt when his SUV crashed into other cars and a pedestrian in West Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Police said the 51-year-old was driving his Chevy Traverse near the Mill Creek Playground on Westminster Avenue around 1:30 p.m. when it suddenly struck a Nissan at a red light.
The SUV then collided with a Lexus in the opposite lanes and then a pedestrian on the sidewalk before coming to rest against a building.
The 51-year-old was taken to a hospital where he died. The Lexus driver was also hospitalized in stable condition. The Nissan driver was checked by medics at the scene then released.
Police said the pedestrian suffered a leg injury.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
