A 60-year-old man died and five people were hospitalized Saturday evening after a disabled van on the Ben Franklin Bridge was struck from behind by a car driven by a 19-year-old man who was intoxicated, bridge police said.
Tim Ireland, a spokesman for the Delaware River Port Authority, said the crash occurred about 6:30 p.m. when the van, with six people inside, was hit by a late-model Mazda. Ireland said the van was on the New Jersey side of the bridge, facing west in the second lane from the right when the Mazda smashed into it. Both vehicles had Pennsylvania license plates.
