A Philadelphia Fire Department truck is involved in a fatal accident

A Philadelphia Fire Department vehicle was involved in an accident that left a 23-year-old woman dead and a 29-year-old man in critical condition. It was a challenging – and tragic – two days for the city's firefighters on Saturday.

At about 12:10 p.m., a Philadelphia Fire Department aerial ladder truck was en route to a westbound call on Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia when the driver of a vehicle traveling north on West Sedgley Avenue cut off the front of the truck, causing a collision, police said.

The accident caused the vehicle to strike a parked, unattended vehicle. The 29-year-old driver and 23-year-old passenger were taken to Temple University Hospital, where the passenger was pronounced dead at 12:44 p.m., police said. The driver was

The police accident investigation department is investigating.

Mike Bresnan, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 22 in Philadelphia, called the accident a “regrettable tragedy.”

The last two days have been exceptionally stressful for the city's firefighters. In the last two days, three people have died in fires.

An 8-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman succumbed to their injuries in a fire in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday morning that required more than 60 firefighters to extinguish.

And a 66-year-old woman died in a fire in the Harrowgate area of ​​the city on Friday morning. The fire was ruled arson and a man was charged with murder.