Car crashes into police vehicle blocking traffic for unrelated crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating two separate crashes on Wednesday on the Roosevelt Boulevard in North Philadelphia.

Chopper 6 over crash on Roosevelt Boulevard

The first happened in the northbound lanes of the Boulevard, near the 16th Street overpass, around 4:15 a.m.

Police say the driver appears to have lost control before flipping over and trapping the driver inside.

A woman was taken to the hospital after an early morning crash on Wednesday on the Roosevelt Boulevard in North Philadelphia.

Firefighters quickly arrived and were able to free the trapped driver.

She was taken to Temple Hospital in an unknown condition.

A second crash then occurred a short time later involving a Philadelphia police car that was blocking traffic to Route 1.

Chopper 6 over crash involving police car on Roosevelt Boulevard

Officials say a white car that was traveling northbound struck the police vehicle.

There has been no word on injuries regarding the secondary crash.

Traffic is stopped in the northbound lanes and is being forced off at Broad Street, heading to Hunting Park Avenue, as police investigate.