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Philadelphia police patrol car hits pedestrian

A Philadelphia police officer hit a pedestrian with their patrol car Tuesday morning in Bella Vista, authorities said.

The crash occurred just before 9:15 a.m. at 9th and South streets, and a 55-year-old woman was taken to Jefferson Hospital in critical condition with several injuries, according to police.

No information was released on Tuesday about the officer or the circumstances of the crash.

Jack Tomczuk

Jack Tomczuk is a Philadelphia native who started as a news reporter for Metro in March 2020 (just a couple days before COVID hit). Previously, he wrote for the Northeast Times, The Sun newspapers in Burlington and Camden counties and the Press of Atlantic City.

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