Early on Tuesday morning, an elderly man died in downtown San Antonio on San Saba Street near Martin Street when he was struck by a VIA bus. The VIA bus driver had been making a turn from San Saba onto Martin when she said she felt a bump. The driver reportedly exited the bus, perhaps to investigate, and found the man lying in the street.
The elderly man died at the scene of the collision. Passengers of the VIA bus were taken away from the scene of the fatal VIA bus accident by another bus. San Antonio police were investigating the collision. (Source: KABB Fox News San Antonio, 9/3/13)
The Texas City bus accident attorneys at Denena Points, PC convey their condolences to the family and friends of the man struck by the VIA bus.
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