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Elderly woman accidentally drives into Northeast Philadelphia U.S. Army Recruiting Office: police

Woman accidentally drives into Northeast Philly U.S. Army Recruiting Office, police say
Woman accidentally drives into Northeast Philly U.S. Army Recruiting Office, police say 00:22

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- An elderly woman accidentally drove into the U.S. Army Recruiting Office in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday, police said. 

The crash happened at the 2300 block of Cottman Avenue just before 5 p.m.

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Video from Citizen shows the white Honda Civic the woman drove inside the building surrounded by debris. The woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police said.

No one inside the building was injured, but police said people inside the recruiting office dodged the car as it struck the building. 

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