Police investigate death of girl, 3, in West Oak Lane

crime scene The child was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle.
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Philadelphia police are investigating the sudden death early Monday morning of a 3-year-old girl in West Oak Lane.

Investigators said the child was transported by private vehicle from a home on the 6500 block of Ogontz Avenue to Albert Einstein Medical Center.

She was pronounced dead shortly before 2 a.m.

The incident is under investigation, as police await word from the medical examiner’s office regarding the child’s manner and cause of death.