Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred at the intersection of K Street and Erie Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a dirt bike collided under unspecified conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of dirt bike
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of dirt bike, killed
Details:
On or about Tuesday, June 29th, 2021, around 8:30 in the afternoon, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a dirt bike left one person dead. Police said the accident was reported at the intersection of K Street and Erie Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Authorities indicated one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when the dirt bike they were driving and a tractor-trailer collided under unknown circumstances. Emergency responders pronounced the driver of the dirt bike dead of major trauma injuries after the accident. Police did not report any other vehicles in their preliminary statement after the accident.
According to Google Maps, the intersection of K Street and Erie Avenue is situated a short distance northeast of downtown Philadelphia.
Police are still working to determine the cause of the incident.