6:10 PM (BCN): A Lyft driver hit an elderly woman this afternoon in a crosswalk in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood, police said.
The collision was reported at 1:23 p.m. near the corner of Larkin and Jackson streets, police said.
The vehicle was traveling west on Jackson Street when the driver, who works for the transportation network company Lyft, made a left turn onto Larkin Street and hit a woman who was walking in the crosswalk, police said.
The woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a leg injury. Her injuries were not life-threatening, police said.
Lyft representatives confirmed this evening that the driver was carrying a Lyft passenger at the time of the crash. The company said the driver alerted them to the collision and that the driver was deactivated as the company collects more details.
4:35 PM (ELB): he vehicle that struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood this afternoon might have been driving for popular ridesharing service Lyft, a police spokesperson said.
The collision was reported at 1:23 p.m. near the corner of Larkin and Jackson streets, Sgt. Danielle Newman said.
The vehicle was traveling west on Jackson when the driver made a left turn onto southbound Larkin and hit an elderly Asian woman who was walking west in the crosswalk across Larkin, Newman said.
According to Newman. initial calls to 911 reported that the vehicle involved in the collision was a Lyft vehicle.
The woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a leg injury. Her injuries were not life-threatening, O’Neal said.
2:24 PM (BCN): A vehicle struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood this afternoon, a police spokesman said.
The collision was reported at 1:23 p.m. near the corner of Larkin and Jackson streets, Sgt. Eric O’Neal said.
The vehicle was traveling west on Jackson when the driver made a right turn onto Larkin and hit a woman who was walking west in the crosswalk, O’Neal said.
The woman was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a leg injury. Her injuries were not life-threatening, O’Neal said.
