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- A 65-year-old man died after he lost control of his vehicle and flipped into a creek in Philadelphia
- Police have identified the victim of the Nov. 30 crash as Henry Ngo
- Crashes are common in the area where the fatal incident occurred, according to neighbors and records
A man died after his car veered into a Philadelphia creek located in an area where locals say crashes are all too common.
The crash occurred at 4 p.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 30 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, according to a news release from the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) that was obtained by PEOPLE.
Police said a 65-year-old man was operating a 2005 silver BMW along Cresheim Valley Drive when he “lost control of the vehicle, struck a downed guard rail, and flipped upside down into the creek.”
The driver — later identified by police as Henry Ngo, according to ABC affiliate WPVI — was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center after the crash, where he died that same evening.
Karen Feisullin, who lives near where the crash occurred, told NBC affiliate WCAU that the area “is known for people driving too fast and a lot of accidents.”
“There’s accidents here at least once a weekend,” she explained, later adding, “Everybody speeds on it — it’s a 25 mph zone, and we just saw somebody almost lose it again.”
Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation records showed there have been 41 crashes in the same area from 2015 to 2024, according to WCAU.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
A spokesperson from the Philadelphia Streets Department addressed the crash in a statement released on Monday, Dec. 1, according to WCAU.
“We are aware of the recent crash on Cresheim Valley Road,” their statement read. “The Streets Department’s top priority is public safety. As part of that commitment to public safety, we are conducting a thorough assessment of the guardrail on Cresheim Valley Road.”
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The Philadelphia Streets Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.