HomeCrimeTwo killed in Bustleton crash, driver on the run

Two killed in Bustleton crash, driver on the run

Authorities are investigating after a hit-and-run crash which left two people dead and five injured.

SOURCE: METRO IMAGES

Two people were killed and five others were injured Saturday night in a crash at Bustleton Avenue and Red Lion Road.

Six vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred around 11:45 p.m., and authorities are still searching for the driver, who fled the scene.

- Advertisement -

Police identified the two people who died as Carmen Montalvo Ruiz, 48, and Juan A. Lopez Rivera, 50, both of the 5100 block of Whitaker Avenue in Feltonville. They were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight, authorities said.

The driver who caused the crash was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Camaro, according to multiple media reports. He reportedly jumped into a white Lexus and left the scene. ••

RELATED ARTICLES
Philadelphia
broken clouds
52.1 ° F
57.4 °
47 °
47 %
2.9mph
75 %
Fri
64 °
Sat
64 °
Sun
75 °
Mon
84 °
Tue
75 °
- Advertisment -

STAY CONNECTED

11,235FansLike
2,089FollowersFollow

Recent Articles

A reason to celebrate during Donate Life Month

Somerton’s Joe DeMayo described it as “surreal” that he was standing on the Citizens Bank Park field on April 11 ready to catch the...