PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a man has died after he was hit and run over by a city bus late Monday night.
Officials say it happened near Central Avenue and Van Buren Street around 11:45 p.m.
According to police, the man was attempting to get the bus to stop while the driver was turning right onto Central Avenue.
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The man banged on the door and began walking next to the bus. Police say the bus driver "did not stop due to the area not being designated as a bus stop."
"The pedestrian lost his footing and fell into the roadway after which he was struck by the bus," read a release from Phoenix police.
The man was taken to a hospital where he later died.
The investigation remains ongoing. No other details have been released.
This crash was one of two overnight where a pedestrian was hit and killed on Van Buren Street. The second was a hit-and-run crash and police are still searching for the driver.
