A 37-year-old driver was killed Thursday afternoon in a one-car crash that ended with the car on its roof on a side street near Bayfront Parkway, just north of the intersection with East Sixth Street.
The crash was reported shortly after 2:20 p.m. at East Fifth and Wayne streets, just west of the parkway, Erie police and firefighters at the scene said. Wayne Street runs parallel to the parkway.
The car, a sedan, was heading east on East Fifth Street when it struck a curb just as East Fifth Street turns into Wayne Street, Police Chief Dan Spizarny said.
Spizarny said the car went over the curb and overturned near the train tracks between the Parkway and Wayne Street.
Spizarny and Erie County Deputy Coroner John Maloney confirmed the motorist died at the scene. Maloney said the motorist was 37 years old. He said the coroner’s office would release his name pending notification of the family.
The accident was reported at 2:22 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief Gregory Purchase said. He said firefighters arrived about three minutes later.
Police cordoned off the scene as a crowd gathered. Many spectators cried when they learned of the motorist’s death.
Spizarny said the accident remains under investigation. No further information was immediately available.
Contact Ed Palattella at epalattella@timesnews.com or 814-870-1813. Follow him on @ETNpalattella.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Motorist killed when car flips on street near Bayfront Parkway in Erie.
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