No injuries after Phillies team bus involved in accident returning from spring training game
A bus carrying players and staff was rear-ended by a car on in Fort Myers after their game against the Red Sox on Monday.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Phillies team bus carrying staff and players was rear-ended by a car on I-75 in Fort Myers on Monday afternoon, a team spokesperson confirmed to The Inquirer. No players or staff members were injured in the accident.
A few players stood outside the bus on the side of the highway while they waited for authorities to arrive at the scene. The Phillies had just played a spring training game, losing 7-6 to the Red Sox, in Fort Myers earlier that day.
The bus was transporting players back to the team’s complex in Clearwater.
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