Authorities: 2 dead after car slams into Chester home, sparks fire
CHESTER, Pa. - Authorities say two people are dead after the car they were riding in hopped the curb and slammed into a house in Chester sparking a fire.
The fatal accident happened around 3 a.m. near the intersection of Penn and West 2nd streets, according to officials.
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FOX 29's Bill Anderson said it appears that the car hopped the curb down the block and continued across a patch of grass leaving a trail of car parts in its wake before slamming into the house.
No one inside the home was hurt and the fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters.
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Authorities say two men are dead after a car left the roadway and slammed into a house in Chester.
Authorities say the car went completely into the home upon impact leaving a massive hold on the side of the building.
Police have not said what caused the car to leave the roadway.
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