2 men die in South Philadelphia car crash

Two men were killed about 3:30 a.m. yesterday when their car slammed into a utility pole in the 2900 block of Delaware Avenue in South Philadelphia, police said.

One of the men remained unidentified yesterday, police said. Police refused to release the name of a second male, a 27-year-old passenger, who was said to reside in North Philadelphia. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police were still investigating the cause of the accident.

- Inquirer staff