Crime & Safety
4 Hurt After Tree Falls On SEPTA Bus, Closes I-76 Westbound
SEPTA said four people are claiming injuries after a tree fell on a SEPTA bus early Friday afternoon on westbound Interstate 76.
LOWER MERION, PA – Four SEPTA bus passengers are reportedly hurt and a portion of the Schuylkill Expressway closed after a tree fell on a bus Friday afternoon.
According to SEPTA, the tree fell on a Route 125 bus heading west on Interstate 76 at about 1:11 p.m. Friday, March 2.
Pennsylvania State Police said the highway is closed in the Lower Merion Township area between the Gladwyne and Conshohocken exits.
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Four of the 15 people on the bus are reportedly hurt, but their conditions are unknown.
SEPTA said the highway is gridlocked causing issues for emergency crews responding to the scene.
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#BREAKING SEPTA bus hit by falling tree on Schuylkill Expresswayhttps://t.co/QpVzf3OOBw pic.twitter.com/sMyxK2tYlI
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) March 2, 2018
76 WB is closed at MM 336 in Lower Merion Twp., Montgomery County due to multiple downed trees across the roadway, one of which fell onto a SEPTA bus. Estimated time of opening: Unknown
— PA STATE POLICE TROOP K (@PSPTroopKPIO) March 2, 2018
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