Crane lifts trolley to free man in Clifton Heights

Emergency responders in Delaware County used a crane to rescue a man trapped under a SEPTA trolley early Saturday.

Around 3:30 a.m., the man was struck by a Route 102 Trolley in Clifton Heights along a stretch of tracks near East Broadway and Ogden Street, said SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch.

The victim became trapped underneath the trolley, which was approaching the Baltimore Pike Station, heading towards 69th Street Station from Sharon Hill, Busch said.

Local rescue crews and SEPTA personnel worked to free the man for about an hour and a half, before the crane was used to lift the trolley off the victim, Busch said.

The man, whose identity has yet to be released, was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he is being treated for a broken pelvis and cuts and bruises, Busch said.

Authorities are still investigating the details of the incident.

Mike Newall