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Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver in a hit-and-run crash late Thursday that left a man clinging to life.
The victim, a 53-year-old man, was crossing Domino Lane near Harmon Road in Upper Roxborough when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he remained in extremely critical condition last night.
A jack-knifed tractor trailer along I-95 snarled traffic in Philadelphia early Monday morning.
The big rig jack-knifed at about 5 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 near the Washington Avenue exit.
Shortly after the accident, one lane of traffic was able to squeeze by, but crews shutdown the lanes entirely around 6 a.m. to clean-up the accident scene. All lanes were re-opened at about 6:30 a.m.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.
Police say three people were injured in a two vehicle crash in the city's Tioga section early Friday morning.
The accident happened around 2:45 a.m. at the intersection of Hunting Park and Germantown Avenues.
One car broad sided another car, according to police.
There were three people involved in the crash and they were all injured.
They were taken to the hospital with various injuries and are listed in stable condition.
Police are investigating.
Six people were injured were injured after a crash involving a SEPTA bus in Center City Wednesday.
The accident happened shortly before noon at 9th and Vine Streets.
According to investigators, six people were transported from the scene and taken to area hospitals. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening.
The crash remains under investigation.
A senior airman was killed in a crash in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.
Around 4 a.m., 26-year-old Victor Quach died in a vehicle accident on I-95 North near Girard Avenue in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia.
Quach was stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and was assigned to the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron as a Fuel and Water Maintenance technician.
Twelve people were hospitalized Monday in two crashes involving SEPTA's Route 84 bus line.
In the first, 10 people were hospitalized after a minivan ran a red light in Frankford and crashed into two vehicles, including a bus, about 10 a.m., police said.
The minivan was traveling north on Torresdale Avenue when it struck a vehicle traveling east on Bridge Street, a Sgt. of the Accident Investigation District said. The impact pushed the minivan into a Route 84 bus.
The bus driver was uninjured, and the bus suffered minor damage, Rossa said.
A SEPTA bus was reportedly involved in a collision with a passenger vehicle in the Frankford section of Philadelphia on Monday morning.
The crash happened at Torresdale Avenue and Bridge Street around 10:15 a.m. and involved a Route 84 bus and a minivan.
According to witnesses, the van ran a red light, striking the bus, which was heading north in the direction of Frankford Terminal.
A man is fighting for his life after police say he ran into the street and was struck by a car.
Investigators say the 35-year-old man ran into the northbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard near Pratt Street shortly before 2 a.m. in the Summerdale section of the city.
As he was in the lanes, he was struck by a car that was driving by. The man suffered a severe head injury in the crash. He was taken to Einstein Medical Center where he is currently in critical condition.