Police say woman on scooter dies in accident in Northeast Philadelphia

A 48-year-old woman on a scooter died in a collision with an SUV in northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday night, Philadelphia Police Chief Scott Small said.

The accident occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Academy Road.

Small said the 48-year-old was riding a scooter north on Frankford Street when he collided with a 20-year-old who was driving a Kia SUV south.

As the Kia turned left onto Academy Road, Small said it collided with the 48-year-old, throwing her from the scooter. Police found her lying on the northbound lane of Frankford Avenue after the crash. She was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 9:53 p.m., Small said.

According to witnesses, the 48-year-old woman was riding dirt bikes or other motorized scooters with about five or six other people before the accident. The others fled the scene of the accident, Small said.

Small said the 20-year-old driver of the Kia was still at the scene of the accident.