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Man struck by SEPTA bus

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