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Video: Vehicle crashes through wall of Delco pharmacy

Crews were working to repair damages on Wednesday morning after a vehicle crashed through the front of Katz Pharmacy in Havertown

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Workers were cleaning the damage left behind on Wednesday morning after a vehicle crashed into a pharmacy in Havertown early in the morning.

According to officials, the incident happened sometime before 9 a.m., at Katz Pharmacy located near the intersection of Eagle and Darby roads in Havertown.

On Wednesday morning, SkyForce10 captured images of crews working to repair a wall after a vehicle crashed into the building.

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Officials told NBC10 the vehicle crashed into the pharmacy following a traffic incident at that intersection involving two vehicles.

According to police, one vehicle headed east on Eagle Road was involved in an incident with a vehicle headed north on Darby Road. Both drivers, officials said, claim they had the green light at the time the incident occurred.

One driver, officials said, suffered minor injuries in this incident.

The crash was caught on a surveillance video in the area. In the video a silver SUV is going through the intersection on Eagle Road when a white SUV T-bones it from Darby Road, causing the silver car to crash into the pharmacy.

Police are still determining which driver was in the wrong.

"The first thing you think about is everybody okay? There's tenants upstairs. You worry about the structure of the building. Are they going to be able to stay there?" Mike Cionci, the owner of the pharmacy, said.

No one inside the pharmacy was hurt, as it was not open at the time, police officials told NBC10.

"Think about if this was next week, there might have been school kids out in the front. Could have been a lot worse," Cionci said.

He has owned Katz Pharmacy for nearly four decades. Fortunately, the structure of the4 building remains sound and no pipes were hit.

The debris from the crash was cleaned up before 11 a.m., the window now boarded up. The pharmacy never closed down and is still open to customers.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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