1 Injured In Accident Involving Bus, TECO Streetcar

TAMPA, FL — One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Monday after a charter bus collided with a TECO streetcar in downtown Tampa.

According to Jason Penny, public information officer for Tampa Fire Rescue, paramedics assessed a number of people who were on the bus and streetcar at the time of the accident and all but one declined to be taken to the hospital. The person taken to the hospital was the driver of the streetcar.

"We were very, very lucky today," he said. "We did some quick assessments and there was only one injury, and it was minor."

The accident occurred at 11:17 a.m. at Channelside Drive and South Franklin Street between a TECO streetcar and a bus owned by Boice Charters. Tampa Police said the impact of the collision dislodged the streetcar from the tracks. The intersection was closed as crews worked to get the streetcar back on the tracks.

The bus driver was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device.

TECO Line Streetcar tweeted that the accident delayed streetcar service at two stations and caused the cancellation of service at the Whiting Station.