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Shoppers at Franklin Mills Mall discovered a body yesterday in the bushes near Liberty Plaza parking lot.

The lot, along Franklin Mills Boulevard and Woodhaven Road,  is across from Raymour and Flanigan.

Police have identified the body as that of a 29-year-old Philadelphia man, and have determined he has been dead for at least two days.  Foul play is not suspected, but the autopsy is still underway. The man’s identity will be released pending notification of his family.

Photo courtesy of Action News

Two people – one a teenager – were injured in a car accident on Woodhaven Road yesterday morning.

It happened aroun 6:30 a.m. near the Franklin Mills exit. An SUV, the only vehicle involved in the crash – rolled onto its roof. A 15-year-old girl was ejected from the vehicle and taken to Aria’s Frankford-Torresdale Branch with several injuries. The second person involved remains in critical condition.

No word yet on the cause of the accident.