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3 teens killed after two-vehicle crash in Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park

Three teenagers died in a two-vehicle crash along Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.

The crash took place around 9:11 p.m. Wednesday on the 4000 block of Kelly Drive near North Ferry Drive.

Police say 18-year-old Joyce Roberts was going eastbound with three male passengers, all from Philadelphia, when she lost control of her 2006 Mazda at a curve, crossed over into the westbound lanes, and crashed with a Honda SUV.

Roberts and 17-year-old Julian Durant, the male front-seat passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene by medics.

Nineteen-year-old Juwan Johnson was taken to the hospital where he died.

The third passenger in the Mazda, a 17-year-old man, remains hospitalized in serious condition.

The driver of the Honda SUV, a 65-year-old Philadelphia man, was walking and talking when police attended the scene.

Officials say he was admitted to the hospital where he is listed in critical but stable condition.

Accident Investigation Division is investigating the crash.

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