WASHINGTON — A pedestrian was critically injured Friday evening after being struck by a tour bus near the Tidal Basin in D.C.
NBC4 Washington said the pedestrian is a 14-year-old boy, according to U.S. Park Police.
The juvenile victim was trapped under the bus afterward. A D.C. Fire and EMS crew extricated the young victim, who was then transported to a hospital by a U.S. Park Police helicopter.
The bus had been traveling on Independence Avenue Southwest — toward the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial — around 7 p.m. when the accident occurred.
Street were closed around the intersection of Independence and West Basin Drive Southwest as responders worked in the area.
Victim who was trapped under bus is being transported by @USParkPolice helicopter in critical condition. All media inquiries should be directed to @usparkpolicepio pic.twitter.com/DesnbFOxqg
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 10, 2018
#DcsBravest used a variety of specialized rescue tools and technical expertise to remove victim from beneath bus. pic.twitter.com/T5vhxQZIXd
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) March 10, 2018
