Pedestrian suffers critical injuries in Muni bus collision

A San Francisco Muni bus struck a person Wednesday around 8:54 a.m. in the area of Eighth and Mission streets, police said.

Officer Adam Lobsinger said the person struck by the bus is a male in his 30s and was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition was reported life-threatening as of Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators on the scene believe the pedestrian was in the roadway at the time of collision, Lobsinger said.

Erica Kato, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said it was a 14-Mission bus that struck the pedestrian. 

The investigation into the Muni-involved pedestrian collision is ongoing, Lobsinger said.

Another pedestrian was struck by a Muni bus on July 1. In that incident, police said the 36-year-old pedestrian ran out in front of the oncoming bus on the 800 block of Market Street.

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.