Driver flees after crashing school bus into parked cars in West Philadelphia

a school bus crash mystery in West Philadelphia police and neighbors had plenty of questions after a bus crashed into parked cars and then the driver ran away yeah it all unfolded late last night making for a rude awakening for those who had heard the crash and whose cars were damaged action News reporter Maggie Kent live where this all happened and what we know about this really rather strange mystery maggie Brian Sarah as you mentioned lots of questions still remain we know that the bus crashed here against a few parked cars we also know that the driver started taking off down this alleyway who he was and why he was driving a bus that's still unclear it's rare to see a yellow school bus out on the road at 11:15 on a school night even stranger to find one smashed up against parked cars with no driver in sight that's what happened here last night on the 5,500 block of Chestnut Street it started with the sound of crushing metal i heard a boom when I counted the door i opened the door slightly and I saw a guy come up here and ran through the back when police from the 18th district arrived the person who was behind the wheel was long gone the damage was left behind you could see the back end of this white sedan is crumpled i feel bad i hope they can put it back together again cuz they really smashed up what's even stranger police can't figure out where this bus came from it hasn't been reported stolen yet but neighbors have some theories i don't know why he got the bus i don't know why in the world he would get a bus that time of night and you know do all this i'm thinking maybe taking it to a chop shop lots of questions still unanswered i reach back out to the police department right before going live on air to see if anyone has claimed this bus stolen no reports made yet the circumstances surrounding this crash still very early in the investigation we're live in West Philadelphia Maggie Kent Channel 6 Action News brian okay a strange one we'll stay on top of it Maggie thank you