PEDESTRIAN KILLED BY CTA BUS
A Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus struck and killed a pedestrian this past Thursday night in the 2000 block of East 95th Street on Chicago's South Side.
Police officials say that a northbound No. 14 Jeffrey Avenue CTA bus hit a 51 year old man near the bus shelter on the 2000 block of East 95th as the bus was pulling away from the stop. The man had not gotten on or off this particular bus prior to the accident and it is unknown how the bus struck the man.
The Major Accident Investigation unit is conducting a full investigation into the accident. As of now, no citations have been issued in connection with the fatal accident.
According to its website, the CTA operates the nation's second largest public transportation system. On an average weekday 1.7 million rides are taken on CTA. CTA has 1,971 buses that operate over 153 routes and 2,517 route miles. Buses make about 24,195 trips a day and serve approximately 11,701 posted bus stops.
