A 50-year-old woman was struck and killed Monday afternoon by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit Bus in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood,
The crash occurred around 12:15 p.m. near the intersection of Rhine and Buente streets, according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit spokesperson Adam Brandolph.
The woman’s name was not provided Monday night. She was unresponsive when paramedics arrived and died about a half hour later at Allegheny General Hospital, Brandolph said.
The bus driver is on paid leave, pending a drug and alcohol test. The bus was towed from the scene. Port Authority Police are investigating, Brandolph said.
