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Route 15 incident
Topic Started: Apr 20 2012, 10:27 AM (595 Views)
rider65
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A 61-year-old man was killed today when he apparently tried to board a SEPTA bus through the rear door and was dragged under the vehicle in North Philadelphia, police said,
The victim, not identified, was pronounced dead on arrival at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Police said initial reports indicated he tried to board the eastbound Route 15 bus on Girard Avenue at North 8th Street about 9:25 a.m., but the door closed and his arm got caught.

The bus then took off and he was dragged under the vehicle and run over, police said.

An investigation is under way.

SEPTA said a bus was operating in stead of the Route 15 trolley because of work in the area.
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rider65
Apr 20 2012, 10:27 AM
A 61-year-old man was killed today when he apparently tried to board a SEPTA bus through the rear door and was dragged under the vehicle in North Philadelphia, police said,
The victim, not identified, was pronounced dead on arrival at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Police said initial reports indicated he tried to board the eastbound Route 15 bus on Girard Avenue at North 8th Street about 9:25 a.m., but the door closed and his arm got caught.

The bus then took off and he was dragged under the vehicle and run over, police said.

An investigation is under way.

SEPTA said a bus was operating in stead of the Route 15 trolley because of work in the area.
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Feel bad for the guy but why would you enter the bus through the back door. I would think the door wouldn't close completely if his whole arm is caught but Im wrong.
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FrankfordFan_5629
Apr 20 2012, 01:57 PM
Feel bad for the guy but why would you enter the bus through the back door. I would think the door wouldn't close completely if his whole arm is caught but Im wrong.
I'm thinking the same thing. I called my buddy on the 15 , it was not her, she said it was a co-worker
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Apr 20 2012, 03:42 PM
FrankfordFan_5629
Apr 20 2012, 01:57 PM
Feel bad for the guy but why would you enter the bus through the back door. I would think the door wouldn't close completely if his whole arm is caught but Im wrong.
I'm thinking the same thing. I called my buddy on the 15 , it was not her, she said it was a co-worker
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/SEPTA-Bus-Hits-Kills-Man-148253915.html
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I thought buses wasn't able to move if the back doors weren't completly closed ?
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septa2218
Apr 20 2012, 04:21 PM
I thought buses wasn't able to move if the back doors weren't completly closed ?
Reeko told me it was bus 5444. They will be checking the center door interlock very carefully.
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Let's not worry about whether the interlock system is working, the fact of the matter is that the idiot tried to board the bus thru the back door! He was comitting an illegal act when he was killed so I have NO sympathy for him.
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Apr 20 2012, 08:03 PM
Let's not worry about whether the interlock system is working, the fact of the matter is that the idiot tried to board the bus thru the back door! He was comitting an illegal act when he was killed so I have NO sympathy for him.
We will have to see the final report on this. Septa and police were at the scene. The rear end of the bus had to be lifted up to get the guy out. Not a good thing. Sure the guy was doing something illegal, but it's still a horrible accident.
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