Philadelphia, PA : Three people dead, one person injured in Drag racing crash in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Police say an apparent drag-racing crash in Philadelphia has left three people dead, one person in critical condition and a car split in half.
The wreck happened just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Bustleton section of Northeast Philadelphia.
Police say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed around a sharp turn when it clipped a curb and went out of control. The car hit a tree and split into two pieces.
Two women and a man were pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police say the victims were in their late teens or early 20s.
Authorities didn't immediately identify the victims.
Investigators are searching for a second car that was involved.
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Police: Drag racing crash leaves 3 dead, 1 injured after car splits in half in Philadelphia