A pedestrian was critically injured Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle outside the AMC at Broad and Oxford streets in North Philadelphia; traffic was backed up in the area at 10 p.m.
Officers were investigating the crash near a crosswalk at Broad and Oxford streets, according to NBC10 Philadelphia, which reported that investigators told the station a pedestrian had been critically hurt in the crash. It was not immediately clear which vehicles were involved, the station noted, and the intersection remained an active scene well into the evening.
Traffic Still Snarled Hours Later
Traffic was still backed up in the area because of the active crime scene as of 10 p.m., per the same report. The AMC is at Broad and Oxford, near the crosswalk where the crash happened.
This is not the only recent pedestrian crash to hit that stretch of Broad Street. In a separate incident, a 33-year-old woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run while crossing Broad Street near Wingohocking Street, police said, after a silver Cadillac headed eastbound struck her and the male driver briefly stopped before fleeing, according to the station's report.
A Citywide Pattern of Pedestrian Danger
Pedestrian injuries like these are not isolated to North Philadelphia. In Center City, a woman in her 20s was struck and killed in late September while crossing Lombard Street near 19th Street, with the driver remaining at the scene and no arrests made at the time, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer. That same report found that 55% of people killed in Philadelphia traffic crashes last year were non-motorists, and that 52% of serious crash injuries occurred when a driver hit someone not in a car.
A separate pedestrian was also struck and killed by a motorcycle while crossing Bustleton Avenue near Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia, according to Audacy. Citywide, Vision Zero data cited by NBC10 shows that 80% of traffic deaths and serious injuries happen on just 12% of Philadelphia's streets, underscoring how a handful of corridors, including major arteries like Broad Street, carry an outsized share of the risk.
No details on the identity or condition of the pedestrian struck near the AMC at Broad and Oxford, the vehicles involved, or any potential citations have been released. The investigation remains active.
