Police said a woman was hit by a Valley Metro bus. The bus was driving eastbound on Van Buren and was turning south onto the frontage road when it struck the woman.
West Phoenix, AZ. – A woman was killed after a pedestrian accident early Thursday morning in west Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The accident happened a while before 5:00 a.m. on May 28 near 9th Avenue and Van Buren Street, on a southbound Loop 202 (South Mountain) on ramp.
Police said a woman was hit by a Valley Metro bus. The bus was driving eastbound on Van Buren and was turning south onto the frontage road when it struck the woman.
It was not immediately known if the woman was in the crosswalk at the time.
The woman was declared dead at the scene.
The female Valley Metro bus was the only bus occupant at the time of the crash.
Police closed southbound 59th Avenue, the adjacent Loop 202 on-ramp and eastbound Van Buren Road for several hours to give way to an on-scene investigation.
An investigation is underway.
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