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Man dies in crash in Philadelphia suburb after suffering medical episode, police say
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Man dies in crash in Philadelphia suburb after suffering medical episode, police say

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A 58-year-old man died after suffering a medical episode on Wednesday while he was behind the wheel of his truck that crashed into a building in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, police said.

The crash happened at about 9 am on the 1300 block of MacDade Boulevard.

Police said the 58-year-old man was driving a Ford pickup truck westbound on MacDade Boulevard near Fairview Avenue when he had a medical episode and accelerated on the gas. A woman in the passenger seat then steered the truck through the intersection without hitting any vehicles, but the truck hit a building.

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Police said the 58-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene. The woman was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center and placed in stable condition.

The building was also damaged, according to the police.

The crash is under investigation.