Upper Darby

SEPTA bus crash in Upper Darby downs wires

Police in Upper Darby Township are investigating after a SEPTA Route 68 bus crashed at the intersection of Long Lane and Guilford Road on Wednesday morning

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Police in Delaware County are investigating after a SEPTA bus crashed in Upper Darby Township early Wednesday morning.

Law enforcement officials have not yet detailed just what might have caused a SEPTA bus along Route 68 to crash at the intersection of Long Lane and Guilford Road at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday.

But, officials said, the incident brought down wires, including cable and phone lines. It also blew a transformer in the area, according to police.

As seen by NBC10 cameras in the early hours of Wednesday, wires could be spotted on the bus and police said that power to those lines was shut off.

Officials said that no passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash and the driver was not injured.

However, officials said, an investigation into this incident is ongoing.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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