Category: Bus Accidents

In honor of National School Bus Safety Week, which runs through the third full week in October each year, we have compiled some important tips. This year the event runs from October 21st to 25th. According to the National Association for Pupil Transportation, or NAPT, the active and evolving public education program provides an excellent[…]

On December 15th, a SEPTA bus and a car collided at an intersection in Philadelphia, leaving at least four passengers injured. The crash happened early Friday morning in the Hunting Park neighborhood at North 10th and West Luzerne streets. Local news hovered overhead a short time later and reported that a passenger was still in[…]

Each year, during the third week of October we observe National School Bus Safety Week. This year, the public education program designed to address the importance of school bus safety, runs from the 16th to the 20th of October. If you, your friends or loved ones have school-aged children, school bus safety and bus design[…]

Another SEPTA bus crash is under investigation in Philadelphia. A pedestrian walked into the side of a Route 3 bus in the city’s Kensington neighborhood, SEPTA said. CBS News captured video of the SEPTA bus at Kensington Avenue and East Clearfield Street. According to SEPTA, the bus operator followed proper procedures, and the pedestrian refused[…]

On Thursday night, an out-of-service SEPTA bus crashed into a historic home at the corner of Island and Woodland Avenues in Southwest Philadelphia. Camera footage showed the slow-rolling trolley going off the tracks and colliding with an SUV before crashing into the Blue Bell Inn, established in 1766. No passengers were on board the trolley;[…]