Man struck by SEPTA bus

A SEPTA bus struck a man in Tioga-Nicetown Wednesday night. Credit: Metro file photo A SEPTA bus struck a man in Tioga-Nicetown Wednesday night.
Credit: Metro file photo

A 60-year-old man is in critical condition after he was struck by a bus in Tioga-Nicetown Wednesday night.

The accident happened about 10:30 p.m. at 23rd and Venango streets, 6ABC Action News reports.

A Route R bus was pulling away from a stop there, when a man trying to catch up to the bus got his legs caught in the vehicle’s wheels.

The victim was critically injured. He was taken to Temple University Hospital for treatment.