11:35 AM: A 71-year-old man was critically injured when he was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle in the city’s Bayview District early this morning, police and Muni officials said.
The collision was reported at 5:01 a.m. near Third Street and Carroll Avenue and involved a southbound T-Third train, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said.
The pedestrian was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a head injury that is considered life-threatening, police said.
The crash caused delays on the T-Third line and for motorists on Third Street for more than two hours. The collision scene was cleared and regular service resumed by 7:30 a.m.
7:38 AM: A pedestrian was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle in the city’s Bayview District this morning, a Muni spokesman said.
The collision was reported at 5:01 a.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Carroll Avenue and involved a southbound train on Muni’s T-Third line, Muni spokesman Paul Rose said.
The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with head and facial injuries, Rose said.
The crash caused delays on the T-Third line and for motorists on Third Street for more than two hours. The collision scene was cleared and regular service resumed by 7:30 a.m.
6:17 AM: A man was injured this morning in San Francisco after he was struck by a Muni light-rail train, a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency spokesman said.
The man suffered head and facial injuries when he was struck by the side of the T-Third train near the intersection of Third Street and Carroll Avenue, SFMTA spokesman Paul Rose said.
The man was transported to the hospital. His condition wasn’t immediately available.
The crash is causing delays due to northbound Third Street being blocked.
The SFMTA has established a bus bridge from Sunnydale Avenue to Williams Avenue.
Dennis Culver, Bay City News
