SOMERTON - A woman has died after Philadelphia police say she was struck and killed by a van in a parking lot.The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m.
Thursday on the 11600 block of Bustleton Avenue in Somerton.Police say the victim, a 75-year-old female was in the parking lot when a driver operating a Ford E-250 entered the lot at a high rate of speed.The woman was struck by the van, which also struck two parked cars.She was transported to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital by responding paramedics where she was pronounced dead a short time later.The driver of the van was detained, and the investigation is ongoing.