Philadelphia car accident injuries on Tuesday April 23, 2014

Philadelphia Car Accident Injuries: West Philadelphia Accident 

CBS Philadelphia reported that at least two people were injured in a four car accident in Fairmount Park Tuesday morning.  The crash happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. along the Martin Luther King Drive near Greenland Drive.  According to investigators, there were four cars involved in the crash.  Authorities say one person was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, while the other was taken to Temple University Hospital. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known.  Martin Luther King Drive was closed for some time while police investigated the crash and crews cleaned-up the scene that resulted from the Philadelphia car accident.

Philadelphia Car Accident Injuries: Cape May County Accident

One person is dead and another person is injured following a two-vehicle crash in Middle Township, Cape May County.  It happened around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday on Avalon Boulevard.  Investigators tell CBS Philadelphia a silver minivan traveling east on Avalon Boulevard crossed the center line and struck a green Jeep Wrangler.  The 51-year-old driver of the minivan was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say his identity is being withheld pending notification to his family.  The 61-year-old driver of the Jeep Wrangler was airlifted to Atlantic Care Medical Center City Division.  The driver’s condition is unknown at this time.  Avalon Boulevard was reopened to traffic at about 8 p.m.

The cause of both car accidents are still under investigation.