A passenger in an SUV was killed and the driver was critically injured when the vehicle struck a SEPTA bus late Wednesday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia, police said.
Just before 4:20 p.m., a 2019 Honda HR-V heading north on Island Avenue in the area of Buist Avenue hit the rear of a SEPTA bus also traveling north on Island, police said. A third vehicle then hit the rear of the Honda.
Medics transported the two people from the Honda to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. The passenger, who was not idenfied, was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. The driver was listed in critical condition.
No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the crash was under police investigation.