The child shot in Wissinoming Saturday was wounded by his cousin. The 4-year-old was treated for a gunshot wound to the buttocks at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children after he and his 8-year-old cousin found a loaded gun under the couch in a home on the 5000-block of Homestead Street. continue reading »

Twenty children were taken to the hospital Friday afternoon following a bus accident.  A sedan rear-ended the school bus the children were on on their way home from school at Castor Avenue and Benner Street. None of the children had life-threatening injuries, but were treated at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Aria Health-Frankford and Einstein Medical Center. continue reading »

A Northwood boy was taken to the hospital last night after riding his bike into the back of a SEPTA bus.

The boy, 7, was riding along the 4600-block of Naples Street near Orthodox Street when he rode into the back of the bus. He was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children around 7 p.m. for minor injuries.

An 18-year-old died early Sunday morning when the driver of an SUV carrying three people drove into the back of a flatbed truck.

The accident, which happened around 5:30 a.m. on the 4200-block of Torresdale Avenue in Frankford, sent a 24-year-old female and a 17-year-old male to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. They were later released.

Rescuers worked for 45 minutes to free 18-year-old Francis Mole of the 4900-block of Cottage Street, but Mole died of his injuries. Police say no one in the SUV was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

Updated (Feb. 24) — The boy underwent surgery, and will not lose his arm, as doctors originally feared. One of the two dogs involved in the attack has been found.

A Frankford boy is in critical but stable condition after being attacked by a pitbull yesterday morning.

The 10-year-old boy was bitten on his arms and legs in a field on the 1900-block of Wakeling Street Sunday morning. He was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Reports say the boy is in custody of his grandfather, and the dog belongs to a neighbor. It’s unclear if the dog is still in its owner’s possession.

A toddler was hospitalized after surviving a house fire early yesterday morning.

The 2-year-old was removed from a home on the 1200-block of Gilham Street, where a fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Two homes on the block caught fire, leaving eight people displaced to Red Cross facilities. The toddler was reported to be in stable condition at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

UPDATE — The victim has been identified as Andrew Bagwell of West Philadelphia. The 22-year-old was shot from outside the van as he climbed into the driver’s seat. A friend sleeping in the back of the van heard the shots, but did not see the shooter.

A 22-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Wissinoming yesterday.

The man was shot in a van Monday morning on the 6000-block of Keystone Street. He was later pronounced dead at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Police are still investigating the motive and possible suspects.

By Shannon McDonald

Two children were struck and killed in separate Mayfair car accidents this week:

A 12-year-old boy died Monday after being fatally struck by a tractor trailer on Cottman Avenue.

Albert Talley was riding his skateboard on Cottage Street in Mayfair when the truck, which was going eastbound on Cottman Avenue, hit him around 4 p.m.

The boy, who lived on Torresdale Avenue in Holmesburg, was later pronounced dead at Aria Health’s Torresdale facilities.

Just 24 hours later, a young girl was hit by a car early last night in Mayfair.

The 7-year-old girl was hit near the intersection of Brous and Unruh avenues around 6 p.m., police said.  She was rushed to St. Christopher’s Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

Investigations into both accidents are ongoing, but authories said the drivers of both vehicles stopped at the scenes. As of Monday night, it appeared the tractor trailer driver was not speeding and did not run a red light. More details from yesterday’s events haven’t been released yet.

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By Shannon McDonald

A 13-year-old girl was struck by a car while riding her bike on the 3100-block of Wellington Street around 5:45 p.m. The driver, a white male wearing a dark shirt and baseball hat, fled the scene in a 1997 gold Mercury Sable.

The girl is in St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, but her injuries are not considered life-threatening.

By Shannon McDonald

Police found a 3-year-old boy alone in a Frankford apartment Wednesday morning. Neighbors and nearby PGW workers saw a police officer break down the door to an apartment on the 1700-block of Scattergood Street.

Police say the child, who appeared to have been left alone all night, looked relieved to see the officers, and ran into one’s arms. The boy was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, and seems to be unharmed. Neighbors say his mother, 22, is a “good mom,” but is refusing to cooperate with police.

The boy is currently with DHS, and Special Victims Unit is seeking a warrant for the mother’s arrest.