Two pedestrians suffer critical injuries in separate Thursday collisions

A person was struck by a driver Thursday morning in San Francisco’s Ingleside neighborhood, police said.

Police reported that a female pedestrian was struck by a 41-year-old male driver at 7:37 a.m. in the intersection of Ocean and Harold avenues.

The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The collision is still under investigation.

In another incident that occurred Thursday at 6:01 p.m., an 18-year-old bicyclist was struck by a driver in the Richmond District at 43rd Avenue and Fulton Street. The cyclist was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

No other information was given about the driver except that they remained at the scene and cooperated with police.

Jerold Chinn

Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.