A 49-year-old woman died this afternoon after being struck by a Greyhound bus pulling out of the downtown station, Sacramento police say.
Authorities say the collision appears to be an accident and the bus driver has not been arrested.
As officers continue their investigation, they have closed L Street in front of the bus station, between 7th and 8th streets, said police spokeswoman Officer Laura Peck. Westbound L Street traffic is being diverted northbound on 8th Street, and northbound traffic on 8th Street south of Capitol Avenue is being diverted onto Capitol, Peck said.
L Street remains open west of 7th Street.
The Greyhound station is receiving buses, but the road closure is preventing buses from leaving, said Sgt. Norm Leong, another police spokesman.
The closures are expected to remain in effect another one to two hours, Leong said.
Peck said the woman, who has not been identified, was crossing L Street mid-block, not within a cross walk. As the bus driver pulled onto L Street, his view of the pedestrian was blocked by another car, the driver and witnesses told police.
As that car moved, the bus struck the pedestrian. She was transported to UC Davis Medical Center, where she died shortly after 1:15 p.m.
There is no evidence that alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, nor is there evidence of any wrongdoing by the driver, Peck said.
At this point, it appears to be "a tragic accident," she said.
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