Wynnefield Heights SEPTA Bus Crashes Into Neighborhood
On Saturday, February 14, a SEPTA bus driver choked on a throat lozenge and lost control of the bus in Wynnefield Heights, causing the bus to hit five parked cars on one side of the road. It then dragged a green Cadillac across the street and knocked down a utility pole in its path.
According to this article that appeared in The Philadelphia Daily News, the bus driver and six passengers were taken to local hospitals where they were treated for minor injuries.
The bus also destroyed a red and white metal awning and a brown metal rocker at a home owned by Claudia Conway before smashing into the brick front of a house owned by Wanda Kee Taliaferro.
The day after the bus accident in Pennsylvania, plywood covered the hole in Taliaferro’s house, a utility pole had been erected and the downed wires, which no longer worked, remained on both sides of the street. Deep tire treads from the bus and car crossed the lawns of two properties.
Fortunately, Taliaferro was not home at the time of the Wynnefield Heights auto accident. At least five houses may have structural damage. A structural engineer will inspect the damaged houses.
If the driver of the SEPTA bus is determined to be at fault for any injuries, then the driver and SEPTA would be financially responsible for the injuries caused. The victims will be entitled to compensation including sums to cover medical bills, medication, and therapy as well as damage to their property.
The Philadelphia personal injury attorneys at Cherry, Fieger & Marciano provide clients in Pennsylvania with representation in personal injury claims including slip trip and fall accidents, automotive or trucking accidents, construction site accidents and firearm accidents.
Experts of the medical and technical fields are called in to provide much needed insight with subject matter including structural engineering, environmental engineering, general and specified medicine as well as accident reconstruction. Working with these experts greatly helps in the building of a strong case. If you or someone you know has been injured due to negligence in Pennsylvania, we can assist you in evaluating your case. Contact a skilled Philadelphia personal injury lawyer at Cherry, Fieger & Marciano today.
