A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people and triggering a complex emergency response along one of the region’s busiest travel corridors.
The collision occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95, just north of the Betsy Ross Bridge. According to police, a black Nissan sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control on a curve in the roadway. The vehicle first struck a concrete barrier, then hit a metal guardrail along the shoulder before crashing into a utility pole and rolling down an embankment, where it finally came to rest.
Both the driver and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not been released pending notification of family members…