Philadelphia

SUV, Ambulance Collide on SEPTA Trolley Tracks

An ambulance rushing to a call and a sport utility vehicle collided in Southwest Philadelphia Friday morning leaving a woman hurt.

The wreck left the woman’s SUV – with heavy front-end damage – stopped on SEPTA trolley tracks at 52nd Street and Chester Avenue around 9 a.m.

Medics rushed the woman to Penn Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.

The crash also caused problems along SEPTA’s Route 13 Trolley Line – one trolley car stopped just before the crash scene.

The Philadelphia Fire Department ambulance was responding to a 911 call at the time, said fire dispatchers.

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