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SUV Slams Into 7-Eleven In Northeast Philadelphia: Police

A driver suffered a medical emergency before striking a pedestrian and crashing into a convenience store Thursday morning, Aug. 1, according to Philadelphia police. 

Scene from the crash

Scene from the crash

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The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee lost consciousness while headed west on Harbison Avenue around 12:45 a.m., authorities said. The Jeep drove into the parking lot of a Bustleton Avenue 7-Eleven, struck a parked tractor-trailer, then hit a 34-year-old pedestrian, police wrote in a release. 

It hit the storefront before coming to a rest, they added. 

The pedestrian was taken to Torresdale Hospital in critical condition, PPD said. Detectives are investigating the crash. 

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