8:41 PM: Per scanner and SDOT, a crash is blocking SW Roxbury at 26th SW. It’s reported to involve a Metro bus. Police are on scene, but no SFD dispatch so far, so apparently no injuries.
8:47 PM: Added texted photo (thank you!).
Yikes, hope everyone is okay. Don’t know what happened, but it’s shocking how few left turn arrows there are at big intersections, especially ones where buses need to make left turns. The only vehicles that make a left from Roxbury onto 26th (and vice versa in either direction) are ones that turn after the light is already red.
I have been trying to get a turn lane signal there for 12 years now. It is shared by the county and the city and neither seems to want to own that problem. The crosswalks there are very dangerous too.
Ridiculous. Adding a new light to give drivers a green arrow seems so simple.
Agreed on the crosswalks. I’ve had a few close calls while walking to the 120 for my morning commute. I’m in the neighborhood and happy to support your efforts for turn arrows + leading pedestrian intervals! Since I’m on the White Center side, I’ll reach out to the Dept of Local Services and see who I can chat with. Maybe they can help push SDOT to consider it too?
This intersection is one of the worst. And when I used to take the bus o can’t say how many times I was almost hit
Sad that a careless driver caused this bus driver to end his or her day this way after professionally and safely driving people around this city all day
Karen , it wasn’t a careless driver . It was the careless bus driver . You wasn’t there for you can’t be talking .
I was waiting at the intersection when the accident happened. The bus had just started it’s left turn when the car drove into it. I didn’t see the light for them, but our west bound light turned green almost immediately after the accident, so I bet the car was trying to beat a yellow. The car’s front left wheel looked really jacked, so their car is likely totaled. Their car was in reverse when we drove around, but that car wasn’t going anywhere. Hope everyone in the car and bus were unharmed…
Did you share this with investigators (including Metro)? The driver will be up for discipline even if it couldn’t be avoided so a witness statement could really help him out.
AMD you meant him or her out. I did not see anywhere in the article regarding the gender of the bus driver.
MJ would you be happier if AMD wrote “the driver” instead of “him”? I think everyone knew what the commenter meant.
waikikigirl – yes I would because it is gender neutral, and since the gender of the driver is not known it is the appropriate term to use.
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