Driver dies after losing control of vehicle

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - September 16, 2012 (WPVI) -- A man in his 20s is dead after an accident in Southwest Philadelphia.

The accident happened around 5:00 a.m. in the 7700 hundred block of Essington Avenue.

Police say the man was driving at high rate of speed when he lost control of his vehicle and ran off the street.

The car rolled several times before slamming into a number of trucks on the lot of a dealership.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

There's no word on what caused the driver to lose control

The man's identity is being withheld until the family is notified.

Get more Local/State »

philadelphia, southwest philadelphia, accident, local/state

• Comment Now
• Email
• Print
• Report a typo
•