Woman killed in motorcycle crash

A 31-year-old woman was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a car Wednesday evening in the city's Nicetown section, police said.

The accident occurred at 6:47 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Cayuga Street, police said. The woman, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene. The motorcycle operator was listed in critical condition at Albert Einstein Medical Center.

The driver and a passenger in the car were transported to Temple University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

   -Robert Moran