Two SEPTA buses crash on Roosevelt Boulevard, killing one passenger
The collision resulted in 14 injuries, according to the Philadelphia Police Department, killing a passenger and placing one of the bus drivers in critical condition.
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Two SEPTA buses crashed while driving along Roosevelt Boulevard Friday afternoon, killing one passenger and leaving a bus operator in critical condition.
The crash occurred on the 7400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard in Rhawnhurst around noon, when a Route 14 bus rammed into the back of a Route 1 bus, damaging at least the back of that vehicle.
Philadelphia police reported that 14 people were injured, including 72-year-old passenger Siu Nam Mak of the city’s Castor section, who was pronounced dead at Nazareth Hospital just after 2 p.m. One of the bus drivers — a 38-year-old woman — was listed in critical condition at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, where she is being treated along with three others whose statuses were unknown.
Three others transported to Nazareth Hospital were also in unknown condition, according to police, while the remainder were being treated at Albert Einstein Medical Center.
It is unclear what caused the crash, said SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch, and both buses will be taken out of service.
“It doesn’t look like they were totaled, but there will be some repairs,” Busch said.
The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating the crash. SEPTA will review surveillance videos and interview the bus operators involved, said Busch.
“SEPTA’s thoughts are with the loved ones of the passenger who died, as well as with our employees and customers who were injured in this tragic accident,” read a statement from the transit agency.