PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – One person has died and several people were injured after a collision involving three cars Friday evening in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg neighborhood. Police said the crash happened just after 9 p.m. on the 8400 block of State Road and Ashburner Street
A preliminary investigation revealed that a silver Nissan SUV was traveling north on State Road and turning left onto Ashburner Street when authorities said the Nissan made contact with a black Honda traveling south at a high rate of speed.
After the initial hit, the Honda collided with another car, a black Ford Escape and a utility pole, according to the release. Police say the driver of the Nissan left the scene.
There were three people in the Honda and three in the Ford, a total of six people.
One passenger in the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene around 9:30 p.m. Police identified him as 17-year-old Shibin Sony of Rhawnhurst.
The driver of the Honda and another passenger were taken by medics to Aria Torresdale Hospital and are in critical condition. The three people in the Ford were also taken to Aria Torresdale Hospital by doctors and are expected to be fine.
The crash is part of an ongoing investigation by the Crash Investigation Division.
