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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Sat Feb 21 16:13:43 2015, in response to Septa Trolley runs over 2 year old child, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Feb 14 08:40:24 2015. A MOTHER'S frantic cries echoed down a busy West Philly street Thursday."My baby!" she screamed as she chased down a SEPTA trolley. "My baby!" But it was too late for her son, a 2-year-old run down by the trolley Thursday near the corner of Lancaster Avenue near 51st Street. The boy, who remained unidentified Thursday night, was struck just before 1 p.m., police said. Preliminary evidence indicated he had broken away from his parents and darted in front of a Route 10 trolley as it barreled west on Lancaster Avenue. Witnesses said the trolley's operator honked the horn and tried desperately to slow down, to no avail. The trolley struck the boy near the intersection, and dragged him a few yards before stopping near the corner of Paxon Street and Lancaster Avenue. There, rescue crews worked desperately to free the boy, who had gotten stuck underneath the vehicle, police said. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene at 1:42 p.m. "It all happened so fast; it was a blur," Antoine Gardener said Thursday night as he stood feet from where the trolley came to rest. "I can't imagine what the family is going through now." Gardener was walking out of Home Max, the building-supply store he owns, when he saw the trolley skid to a halt literally outside his front doorstep. He heard the desperate wailing coming from down the block, but didn't understand what had happened. Then, he spotted the boy trapped behind the trolley's fron |
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