A commuter bus struck two pedestrians, killing one of them and injuring the other, in a busy shopping area of Redondo Beach on Wednesday night, fire officials said.
The crash was reported about 6:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of South Catalina Avenue in the city’s Riviera Village area, officials with the Redondo Beach Police Department said.
The LA Department of Transportation bus was making a left turn from Catalina Avenue to Avenue I when it struck a man and a woman in a crosswalk, police said.
The man died at the scene from his injuries, police said.
The woman was taken to a hospital. The extent of her injuries was not known.
The names of the victims were not released. Their relationship was unclear. The woman was believed to be in her 70s.
The cause of the crash was under investigation, police said. DUI was not suspected, they said.
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