Philadelphia Fatal SEPTA Bus-Wheelchair Accident Probed
Philadelphia police and SEPTA officials are continuing their investigation into the death of a man in a wheelchair, Milton Boneta, who was struck by a SEPTA bus at Eighth Street and Girard Avenue in Philadelphia on April 17.
According to this article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 61-year-old Boneta was crossing Eighth Street in his motorized wheelchair when the bus hit him while making a left turn.
Boneta already lost a leg in September when a SEPTA bus hit him near the same location, which is why he was in a wheelchair.
Police are sorting out the details and have interviewed about 35 witnesses.
The SEPTA driver remains at work, but has been taken off his route.
Witnesses to the bus accident in Philadelphia said the wheelchair had gotten lodged under the bus and dragged about 100 feet before the bus veered onto the curb-less sidewalk and came to a halt. Boneta was pronounced dead at the scene.
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