Philadelphia, PA (May 5, 2024) – Authorities are investigating after a vehicle hit a SEPTA bus in the Logan area of Philadelphia on Saturday night.

The incident occurred along Lindley Avenue and North Broad Street at 7:00 p.m. in the evening. Police reported that when a vehicle on Broad Street was hit, it veered onto the sidewalk on the west side and hit the SEPTA bus as it attempted to reenter the roadway. Five people were on board when the bus crashed, and one individual was sent to Einstein Medical Center. However, no details on the victims’ current conditions were released, and an investigation is still ongoing.

Our thoughts go out to the injured victims and their families. We hope for their full recovery at this time.

Motor Vehicle Crashes in Pennsylvania

According to the most current data from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, traffic analysts say that around 320 reportable traffic collisions occur in Pennsylvania on average every day. There are 184 injuries from those reportable collisions daily, or eight injuries every hour on average from car accidents.

A vehicle collision injury can have a catastrophic effect on your life. The financial hardship that follows a vehicle accident is often even worse, where victims deal with the constant stress or pain and hospitalization or the possibility of losing even more income while they heal.

This is part of why the goal of compensatory damages after a crash is to adequately reimburse the injured party for the losses they have suffered due to the wrongdoing or carelessness of another party that resulted in the vehicle accident. Damages seek to “make the injured party whole” by paying for a range of monetary and non-monetary damages that victims of auto accidents may sustain. In vehicle accidents, compensatory damages might consist of costs for medical bills, physical therapy, and more.

Here at the Slocum Firm, our team is all too familiar with the suffering that victims endure and recognizes how drastically an auto accident can upend a person’s life. Our skilled, experienced team has committed itself to seeking justice for injured people across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2009. Give our local auto accident attorneys a call at (570) 209-7376 for more information about your legal rights after a crash.