2 operators, 5 passengers injured in SEPTA trolley collision

Two SEPTA trolleys collided on suburban lines out to Media and Sharon Hill on Monday afternoon.
Two SEPTA trolleys collided on suburban lines out to Media and Sharon Hill on Monday afternoon. Photo credit Nina Baratti/KYW Newsradio

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Seven people were hurt after two trolleys collided in Delaware County on Monday.

Two SEPTA trolleys, on the Route 101 and Route 102 suburban lines, were rolling down the track around 4:30 p.m. near Lansdowne Avenue and Garrett Road when officials said one rear-ended the other.

A spokesperson said both trolley operators and five passengers were injured. Several of them went to the hospital. SEPTA said none of the injuries is life-threatening.

Officials are investigating to find the cause of the collision. It is the third SEPTA crash to happen in the last four days. On Friday, two buses collided on Roosevelt Boulevard, killing one woman and injuring about a dozen people. And on Sunday night, a spokesperson says, a bus hit a pole, but no serious injuries were reported.

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