Philadelphia bus driver quits over jaw-dropping video of what he did to Honda SUV
A Philadelphia SEPTA bus driver left his job after he was caught on camera pushing an SUV with two passengers inside.
A Philadelphia SEPTA bus driver left his job after he was caught on camera pushing an SUV with two passengers inside.
The unidentified Route 82 SEPTA driver was seen shoving a red Honda with the front of the bus on Roosevelt Boulevard on April 4 around 4pm.
The clip quickly went viral, and the driver said he mistakenly pressed the gas pedal instead of the break, Andrew Busch, the director of media relations for SEPTA told DailyMail.com.
SEPTA fully inspected the vehicle following the incident and found that all mechanical and other systems were working properly, Busch added.
There were five passengers on the bus at the time of the bizarre incident.
They, along with the two people in the car, sustained non-life threatening injuries, officials said.
The clip showed the large white bus driving down the road while pushing the SUV along. The bus passed several cars and homes as it drove down the street for a couple blocks.
SEPTA claimed that the bus driver retired from his job following the ordeal.
A Philadelphia SEPTA bus driver retired from his job after he was caught on camera pushing an SUV with two passengers inside
The unidentified Route 82 SEPTA driver was seen shoving a red Honda with the front of the bus Roosevelt Boulevard on April 4 around 4pm
Social media users quickly weighed in on the now-viral video, as one wrote: The wrong pedal for a BLOCK? GTFOH!
And it must have taken him a long time to realize he had his foot on the gas, another said. Typical SEPTA, someone else stated.
In January, a couples lives were flipped upside down after a Route 46 SEPTA bus mowed them down while on their way to see the horror film Nosferatu.
Kayla Spooner, 29, and her husband of two years, Michael Spooner, 35, were tragically hit by the bus while walking in the crosswalk at the intersection of South Front Street and Washington Avenue.
While the couple - who had the right of way - walked across the street, a male bus driver, 50, slammed into them as he turned, police said.
After the horrific collision, Kayla got separated from Michael, who was found under the bus by a driver who was waiting at a red light when the crash took place.
Kayla, who works at Penn Medicine, quickly crawled under the bus and grabbed Michaels shoulders while the Good Samaritan helped her with her husbands legs to pull him out.
She performed CPR on her husband until an ambulance arrived, but Michael was pronounced dead at the scene.
I knew he was gone but wanted to try my best to do what I could do to try to help him, the heartbroken wife told The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The driver said he mistakenly pressed the gas pedal instead of the break, Andrew Busch, the director of media relations for SEPTA told DailyMail.com
There were five passengers on the bus at the time of the bizarre incident. They, along with the two in the car, sustained non-life threatening injuries, officials said
Kayla - who was rushed to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for treatment- was then left in the dark about Michaels whereabouts and details on the crash that claimed his life.
Following the horrific incident, Kayla was left with road rash and an impression of the bus bike rack on the lower right side of her body.
While at the hospital, Kayla said she was given a form from the medical examiners office to fill out in order to complete the identification of Michael.
The medical examiners officer ruled his death an accident and a result of multiple blunt force injuries, according to the outlet.
Adding to an already difficult ordeal, Kayla struggled to get in contact with the medical examiners office to figure out where her late husband was located after his death.
She was only told where Michael was after his mother obtained a direct phone number to the office from a hospital social worker, she told the outlet.