2 cars crash in Philadelphia neighborhood with 1 inside a home following police pursuit

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A scene of chaos erupted on a Philadelphia street as two cars crashed, with one plowing into a homeowner’s yard, then into the home, knocking down a traffic signal following a police pursuit.

The crash happened Friday afternoon at 52nd Street and Springfield Avenue, in Philly’s Kingsessing neighborhood around 2:45, officials stated.

According to police, two vehicles were involved in the crash. Police were pursuing the driver of a black SUV. That driver took off at a stop sign, prompting police to follow. The driver then crashed into the second vehicle and the force sent the SUV into the yard and the home, pulling a traffic signal down with it.

According to family members, the driver of the second vehicle was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The homeowner suffered no injuries.

There’s no word on the condition of the driver police were pursuing, nor was there information regarding why they were pursuing the driver.