Bus investigated in connection with SF pedestrian fatality May 12, 2019

Bus investigated in connection with SF pedestrian fatality Photo of Trisha Thadani Trisha Thadani May 12, 2019 Updated: May 12, 2019 7:05 p.m. Comments A man was struck by a vehicle around 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Hyde Street, police said. A bus is being investigated in connection with the death of a pedestrian Saturday night in the Tenderloin, San Francisco police said in a statement. A man was struck by a vehicle around 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Hyde Street, police said. The bus was stopped at the scene. The victim was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released. The fatality prompted Supervisor Matt Haney, whose district includes the Tenderloin, to call for changes to the intersection. He said the police told him that the man was hit by the bus. “It’s an incredibly dangerous intersection,” said Haney, who lives a few blocks from where the crash occurred. “The traffic in this area is very fast moving, and there are quick, rapid turns and a ton of pedestrians.” The fatality marks the eighth pedestrian death in San Francisco this year, according to Vision Zero SF, a safe streets program. Haney said he would like to see the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency change the intersection to forbid turns while pedestrians are crossing. The agency recently changed an intersection a few blocks away at Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth Street to halt traffic in both directions when people are crossing. The change — which is called a “pedestrian scramble” — occurred after another pedestrian was killed in the area. “We need immediate and similar changes across the Tenderloin,” Haney said. “This intersection (Golden Gate and Hyde) cannot stay the way it is now.”