A pedestrian was struck and killed in the northbound lanes of Route 130 near Pennypacker Drive in Edgewater Park early Sunday, in a crash police say happened around 2 a.m. The victim died at the scene after being hit by a car traveling south, and the driver remained on scene and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
According to 6abc Philadelphia, the crash remains under investigation. A separate report from RLS Media adds that emergency responders received reports of the pedestrian down near 4267 Route 130 shortly after 2 a.m., and initially requested a medical helicopter given the severity of the injuries before the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Local emergency crews shut down lanes in both directions while investigators worked the scene, per the same report.
A Notorious Crossing With a Grim History
The stretch of Route 130 at Pennypacker Drive, straddling the Edgewater Park and Willingboro border, has carried a lethal reputation for more than a decade. Between 2011 and 2018, four pedestrians were killed crossing at that exact intersection, which featured a 50 mph speed limit, no crosswalks, no pedestrian refuge islands, and no pedestrian signals, according to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
Route 130 has a longer, wider history of pedestrian deaths beyond that single intersection. In December 2014, 50-year-old Edgewater Park resident Sheila R. Coleman-Oatman was killed while crossing Route 130 at Cooper Street after being struck consecutively by two vehicles, as reported by CBS News Philadelphia.
Countywide Numbers and a New State Push
The scale of the problem extends across Burlington County as a whole. Between 2021 and 2025, the county recorded 54,414 total traffic collisions and 203 fatalities, according to Burlington County Government figures. The county is now using federal Safe Streets for All grant funding to develop a comprehensive safety plan.
Statewide, a bill backed by the Vision Zero NJ Alliance would seek to eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries in New Jersey by 2040.
For residents near Pennypacker Drive, Sunday's fatality adds another entry to a toll that has spanned more than a decade at this same stretch of highway, as the investigation into the crash continues.
