Crash Closes I-95 Detour Roads In Philadelphia

A car crash closed Philadelphia roads being used to reroute traffic due to the Interstate 95 collapse Friday morning, June 16 in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia police direct traffic.
Photo Credit: *TTWN Philadelphia*

Cecilia Levine

06/16/2023 8:10 a.m.

The roadway had reopened at State Road and Princeton Avenue as of 10:30 a.m., officials said. Crews remained at the scene and motorists were being urged to take alternate routes (Roosevelt Boulevard).

Footage from the 6abc copter shows a sedan that downed a utility pole at State Road and Princeton Avenue just before 6 a.m.

Multiple wires were strewn across the roadway and the pole landed on the car.

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