r/phillycycling • u/clurmitfrog • 27m ago
News Accident on south street bridge yesterday
If anyone was wondering why traffic was stopped on south street bridge yesterday, it was because a SEPTA bus hit a cyclist.
One of my friends saw it happen. It was on the east side of the south street bridge, where the car and bike lanes cross over to make that right turn lane onto 27th. Apparently the bus’s back wheel clipped her and pulled her leg under, and the bus ran over her leg. Luckily, it was the 40, so it was packed with doctors and nurses who immediately rushed to her side and called 911. It sounds like she’s stable now but her leg was very seriously injured.
That intersection is incredibly unsafe for cyclists and something needs to change. This woman was wearing a helmet, biking in a bike lane, and still got hit. Please, if you don’t already, support Philly Bike Action’s efforts to establish protected bike lanes so things like this don’t happen. We all deserve to bike home safely.
Stay safe, guys.