A pedestrian was killed in a car crash in Center City
The crash occurred near 19th and Lombard Streets shortly before 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
A pedestrian was killed in a car crash in Center City on Wednesday morning, police said.
At about 6:42 a.m., Philadelphia police responded to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian near 19th and Lombard Streets. The victim was a woman in her 20s and she was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The woman was crossing Lombard Street when the vehicle driver, who was traveling westbound, struck her. The driver remained at the scene, and no arrests have been made.
Police are investigating the incident.
Last year, Philadelphia reported its fewest number of traffic-crash deaths since 1928. But the city still remains dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists.
Overall crashes declined from 2020 to 2025, while crashes involving non-motorists have stayed the same or increased, according to an analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation data by the group Philly Bike Action. Fifty-five percent of people killed in Philly traffic crashes last year were non-motorists, and 52% of serious injuries from crashes occurred when a driver hit someone not in a car, the group found.
























