3 Dead, 1 Injured After Car Hits Pedestrians and Crashes Into Philadelphia Station: 'Really Gruesome'

Three people died after a speeding car jumped a curb and crashed into a SEPTA station in Philadelphia Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The driver, who was operating an SUV, was traveling eastbound “at a high rate of speed” when he “failed to navigate a bend in the highway and traveled through the intersection,” per authorities. After the driver jumped the curb outside the station, he crashed into a turnstile before hitting a wall, police said.

Prior to making impact with the wall, the vehicle “struck two pedestrians on the pavement,” they added.

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said that an officer who was on patrol in the area at the time witnessed the crash, which was also captured on ​​surveillance cameras, perNBC Philadelphia.

“The vehicle was obviously traveling at a very, very high rate of speed, according to this officer,” Small told the outlet.

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After crashing into the building, the SUV caught on fire, according to NBC Philadelphia.

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“Once it settled down, people started walking closer towards it,” the witness added. “Then they saw the car so they started running over.”

Train service resumed at the station just before 9 a.m., SEPTAannouncedon Twitter.

The police investigation is ongoing.

source: people.com