Dozens of ambulances dispatched to SEPTA bus crash on MacDade Blvd

COLLINGDALE – An investigation is continuing into a crash involving a passenger car and a SEPTA bus that sent 14 people to three area hospitals Friday afternoon, police said.

The crash occurred on MacDade Boulevard, near Willows Avenue, at 12:45 p.m, police Chief Robert Adams said.

According to Adams, a silver Chevy Impala headed eastbound rear-ended the bus traveling on the 1200 block of MacDade Boulevard,near the Aldi Supermarket.

The bus was stopped “as a result of a pedestrian flagging down the bus to have the bus pick them up,” Adams said. She later provided a witness statement.

The driver of the Impala, identified as Laneshia Major of Wayne Avenue in Collingdale, was unconscious when police arrived on the scene, Adams said. She was admitted to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

The bus driver, identified as Shaina Battis, was taken to Taylor Hospital for observation and back pains.

Friday night, Adams said lab tests were pending as part of the ongoing investigation.

“At the present time, no charges are pending against anyone involved in the the accident,” he said.

The passenger vehicle sustained extensive front-end damage, and the SEPTA bus appeared to have minor damage but was leaking fluid.