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Two SEPTA buses were involved in a South Philadelphia crash Wednesday — making it the third incident involving a SEPTA vehicle so far this week.

The scene here on buses, septa buses. there are police officers on there, other police and fire personnel. several buses were headed to the scene as we came up again with police officers on board. with septa personnel. everybody trying to help out here on the scene. and lend whatever hand they can, we are about a block and a half from the actual derailment scene. can't see much past the police line right here lots of personnel, lots of heavy equipment, lots of firefighting equipment, up and down this entire block here. >> you know, dave, bruce has been on the phone, and he's been on the scene ...

Septa buses and they'll be taken to the hospital from what i understand to be looked at and talked to by medical personnel to make sure they're okay. again very chaotic scene here tonight. this unfolded. here in the port richmond section off the wheatsheaf here. the ntsb we're told now has sent what they call a go team to philadelphia they'll be here overnight. >> all right. i'm going to give you very preliminary information. every speaker is going to tell you information is preliminary because it's preliminary. we'll tell what you we have. obviously late this afternoon, early this evening, ra...

Coming to the scene here and being told to move away from the scene. we have september de buses here now, loaded with emergency personnel, i assume they're going to be taken into that area several ambulances and buses with police personnel on board, as they bring as much police and fire personnel here as they can to help out with this situation. dozens of police officers here trying to move vehicles into that area right now, wheatchief and frankford right here this happened in the 2,000 block of wheatchief from what we were told originally on this. we believe 188. lots of police activity here ...

Alert, and are receiving passengers. we're also -- this is just crossing hold on. >> this is from the fire commissioner who is calling this a mass casualty incident. rescue crews have been called in several people appear to be injured, 15 buses have been sent to aid the victims. one person -- okay so various hospitals, i'm trying to get to it folk ss. the ntsb is trying to get information on the derailment. this is according -- it looks like the abc affiliate in the area fire commissioner is calling this a mass casualty incident. we do not have that independently confirmed, we will