Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Driver Who Died in Truck Crash at Lower Moreland High School Identified

The driver sped about 150 yards across the parking lot before colliding with the building.

The driver was Filipe Andre Pinto Silva, 32, of Huntingdon Valley, according to the report. One witness reported seeing Silva’s black pickup truck with Virginia tags speed for 150 yards across the school’s parking lot before colliding with the building.

He died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.

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The accident left a large hole in the side of the school, according to NBC 10. The accident took place between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Silva crashed the truck into an empty janitor’s office. There were people cooking for a pasta fundraiser in the kitchen next to the janitor’s office, according to 6 ABC.

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No one else was injured, according to the reports.

The image from the scene attached to this post was posted on Twitter by Zach Medina. 

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