Thursday, June 23, 2016

Philadelphia officer injured after cruiser and SEPTA bus collide







A Philadelphia police officer is heading to the hospital after a cruiser and SEPTA bus collided.





Thursday, June 23, 2016 07:23AM

WEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia police officer was being checked out at the hospital after a cruiser and a SEPTA bus collided.

The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of 63rd Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia.

There were no passengers on the bus at the time, and the bus driver was not injured.








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Action News is told the officer was experiencing some head and back pain.

Traffic was being detoured around the intersection as police investigated and crews removed the damaged vehicles.

There was no immediate word what led to the crash.