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Driver dead after car goes airborne, slams into side of building in Kensington

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FOX 29 Philadelphia
Crime & Public Safety
Published October 8, 2026 6:45 AM EDT
Published October 8, 2026 6:45 AM EDT

The Brief

    • One person is dead after a car went airborne and slammed into the side of a UHaul building.
    • The deadly crash happened at around 5:30 a.m. on the 300 block of East Lehigh Avenue.
    • The identity of the person killed has not been released.

PHILADELPHIA - One person is dead after a car went airborne and slammed into the side of a building Thursday morning in Kensington.

What we know:

Emergency crews responded to the UHaul building on East Lehigh Avenue at around 5:30 a.m.

First responders arrived to find a black SUV partially lodged into the side of the first floor of the building.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire caused by the crash, and shut off the gas line near the crash site.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead.

What we don't know:

Investigators have not said what caused the car to crash.

The identity of the person killed in the crash has not been released.

The Source: Information provided by FOX 29 scene footage and information from police.

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