School bus, trolley collide in Southwest Philadelphia, 8 injured

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017
8 injured in trolley, school bus crash
8 injured in trolley, school bus crash. Karen Rogers reports during Action News at 8:55 a.m. on November 1, 2017.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A total of eight people were injured when a school bus and a SEPTA trolley collided in Southwest Philadelphia.

It happened around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 57th Street and Woodland Avenue.

Officials say the crash involved a Route 11 trolley.

Chopper 6 over bus, trolley crash in Southwest Philadelphia on November 1, 2017.

Seven people on board the trolley suffered injuries, including the operator.

One person on the bus was injured.

There were no children on the school bus at the time of the crash.

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