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The woman was standing on a sidewalk in the 6600 block of Regent Street when the vehicle struck and killed her at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
A 30-year-old woman driving a Saturn SUV was attempting to back down a one-way street when she lost control of the vehicle, sending it into a tailspin, police explained.
The SUV then hit the pedestrian who was fatally injured from the impact, according to police. She was pronounced dead by Philadelphia Fire Department medics at 7:40 a.m. The driver was uninjured.
An investigation by the Crash Investigation Division is ongoing, police said. The Saturn SUV was towed by police so a safety check could be completed on the vehicle.
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