ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A woman was left with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) bus Wednesday morning, according to St. Petersburg police.
In an afternoon update, the agency says the bus was heading west on 1st Avenue North when it made a left turn onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North.
The woman, 58, was standing on the west side of the street on the sidewalk when she stepped off the curb and was hit by the bus, police said, adding that she wasn't in a designated crosswalk.
Law enforcement worked to remove the woman from under the bus and immediately transported her to Bayfront Health for life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the bus, which had no passengers onboard, wasn't hurt and remained on the scene when authorities arrived.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.