3 Dead, Including 1 Child, After SUV Crashes into San Francisco Bus Shelter

Mar. 15, 2025

Three victims, including a child, have died in a solo vehicle collision with pedestrians in San Francisco, according to authorities.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the city’s West Portal neighborhood when a driver crashed into a bus shelter, the San Francisco Police Department said in astatementposted on X (formerly Twitter).

Police responded to the scene at around 12:13 p.m. where they “located multiple victims suffering from injuries.” Despite first-aid efforts, two victims could not be saved and they were declared dead at the scene.. One of the victims was a child, according toABC Newsand theAssociated Press.

Three others who suffered injuries in the crash were transported to the hospital. The driver of the white Mercedes SUV that crashed into the victims was among those hospitalized, according to local media outlet theSan Francisco Chronicle.

Investigators inspect the crash scene in the West Portal neighborhood of San Francisco.Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

Police confirmed in anupdateposted on X on Sunday that a third person, a woman, died from her injuries at the hospital. “An infant is still suffering from life-threatening injuries," they added.

“This incident was a heartbreaking tragedy,” the police continued in their original statement. “The SFPD offers its deepest condolences to the victims, their families and loved ones, and everyone at the scene who witnessed and assisted first responders.”

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon.Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined, though authorities said on Sunday they do not believe it was a result of traffic engineering.

The San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency are investigating the incident, per ABC.

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Three victims, including one child have died after a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter in San Francisco.Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

According to the Chronicle, the advocacy group Walk San Francisco will hold a vigil for the victims at the scene of the incident on Monday evening.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed visited the site of the crash on Saturday.

“Today there was a tragic collision in West Portal. Two lives were lost, including a child. Three more are in the hospital," Breedwrote on X. “I just visited the scene and it is heartbreaking, We will share more information when we can, but now our focus is on the victims and their families.”

source: people.com