A wrong-way driver led to a chain reaction crash that sent two Philadelphia city employees to the hospital, police say.
Two Philadelphia Streets Department employees were taken to the hospital after crashing into the back of a school bus that had students on board in Grays Ferry.Surveillance video shows a black car making an illegal left turn out of the Conoco gas station at the intersection moments before the crash.
There is a raised median in the middle of Grays Ferry Avenue, so the driver went down the wrong side of the road toward traffic to get around it.The car left the frame of the camera, but moments later the school bus is seen slamming on its brakes.The Streets Department crew was in a small dump truck behind the bus. The small truck, with a flat front, is used on narrow city streets.The two workers were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
The accident blocked a lane and slowed traffic for at least three hours in this busy area during the morning rush. Officials with the School District of Philadelphia said four students were on the bus heading to Furness High School.There were no reported injuries to anyone on the bus, according to school district officials.Copyright © 2022 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.