Surveillance video shows the moment an SUV slammed into a 7-Eleven store in Northeast Philadelphia. Police said the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost consciousness. Amazingly, no one was seriously injured in the crash. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl has the latest details and spoke with witnesses.
What to Know
- Amazingly no one was seriously hurt as an out-of-control SUV slammed into a Northeast Philadelphia 7-Eleven store overnight.
- The crash at the Oxford Circle 7-Eleven was captured on surveillance video.
- A man standing outside the store was hit by the SUV but only suffered minor injuries, police said.
A driver slammed his SUV into a Northeast Philadelphia 7-Eleven overnight, injuring a man standing outside the store and narrowly missing people inside.
The crash happened just before midnight Wednesday at the convenience store located at 6800 Bustleton Avenue -- near Knorr Street -- in the Oxford Circle neighborhood.
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Police said the driver of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee experienced a medical emergency while traveling westbound on Harbison Avenue and lost consciousness.
Surveillance video shows the SUV careening across the parking lot and clipping a delivery truck before hitting a 34-year-old man who was standing in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven. The SUV then slammed into the front of the building. Police investigators said the SUV went airborne before hitting the store.
Surveillance video inside shows people dodging the crashing SUV.
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Amazingly no one was seriously injured, police said. The man out front suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition.
The driver of the SUV was able to walk out of the wreckage, police and witnesses said.
A worker tried to put it all in perspective.
"As long as everyone's OK, everyone's safe, all this will get figured out," store employee Yousaf said standing inside the damaged store. "That's all that matters, everyone is safe and alive. That's the biggest thing to take away from here."
The driver refused medical treatment and was not cooperating with investigators, police said. Police continue to investigate.
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