--- title: "Go Birds: Philly Bus Plows Honda CR-V Sideways Down Multiple Blocks" date: "2025-04-07" modified: "2025-04-07" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/go-birds-philly-bus-plows-honda-cr-v-sideways-down-multiple-blocks" categories: - "News" --- # Go Birds: Philly Bus Plows Honda CR-V Sideways Down Multiple Blocks ![]() *\6abc Philadelphia via YouTube, The Drive\* As *The Drive's* [Philly-area correspondent](), some things simply don't faze me. For example, this video of a SEPTA bus plowing a [Honda]() CR-V down Roosevelt Boulevard kind of just struck me as an everyday occurrence when videos of it started popping up this past weekend, not unlike [I-95 collapsing](), a [pig loose on the Schuykill](), or using the portal to [indoctrinate helpless Lithuanians in our sports lore](). However, the shocked and amused responses online indicate this apparently isn't normal behavior for public transportation in other cities. Pray you never find yourself driving down Girard. Anyway, this incident happened last Friday around 4 p.m., and at the moment we still don't know what led to it. A SEPTA spokesperson told local news that the bus driver said they "accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes." The transit authority is conducting a full inspection of the bus and working on a report. Five passengers on the bus as well as two in the Honda all reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the ongoing collision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdX1eBY64iI The video shows the bus pushing the CR-V through an intersection, the SUV's tires complaining the whole time. Fortunately, traffic ahead of the bus got out of the way, and the light turned green just as the bus was coming through, mitigating any further chaos. As cars in parallel lanes along the boulevard set off, you can see the bus seemingly slow toward the shoulder, but we never see the tandem come to a full stop. Perhaps this week we'll learn more about why this puzzling ordeal unfolded; for now, we'll have to live with the slack-jawed confusion. Go Birds, I guess? *Got tips? Send ’em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()