PHOENIX — One person is dead and two others are hurt after a crash involving a bus early Monday morning in Phoenix.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. at a transit facility near 75th Avenue and Van Buren Street.
Phoenix police say two transit employees had just gotten into a small "Circulator" bus when they turned it on and it moved forward. The bus then struck a man outside of the bus, as well as another bus.
Phoenix police say the two people in the bus were taken to a hospital in critical condition but are expected to survive. The man, identified as 59-year-old George Meletis who was struck by the bus was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's unknown why the bus moved or what led to the crash. Investigators will be looking into the cause as the investigation continues.
No impacts to the transit system are expected due to the crash.
