Off-duty Phila. firefighter dies in motorcycle crash

An off-duty Philadelphia firefighter was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck in West Philadelphia, police said.

The firefighter, Odell Pommells, 33, of West Oak Lane, was reportedly a member of Engine Five in West Philadelphia.

The accident occurred near Lancaster and Wyalusing Avenues about 6:30 p.m., shortly after Pommells finished his shift, police said. He was driving the motorcycle westbound on Lancaster when he hit a truck that was turning onto Lancaster from Wyalusing, police said.

Pommells was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he died from his injuries.

No one else was hurt in the accident, which was still under investigation last night, police said.