One person is dead, several people are in critical condition and over a dozen were injured when a SEPTA bus rear ended another on Roosevelt Boulevard Friday afternoon.
One of the passengers, a 72-year-old woman, was transported to the hospital where they were pronounced dead at 2:05 p.m. Police say the victim was from the area the crash happened and was headed home.SkyForce10 was over the scene and paramedics could be seen transporting multiple people to ambulances. The buses could also be seen with extensive damage done to the bus that rear ended the other.
All the injured passengers were transported to the hospital. Most of their conditions are unknown at this time. Two people have been listed in critical condition and a woman was listed in extremely critical condition, according to the police. "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," a spokesperson at SEPTA said in a statement.
SEPTA police are aiding in the investigation into the incident and SEPTA's System Safety Division is conducting a full internal review.
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