A motorcyclist was killed Friday and his 12-year-old passenger critically injured in a collision involving a Metro G (Orange) Line bus in the Van Nuys-Valley Glen area.
The crash was reported about 11 a.m. on Hazeltine Avenue near Bessemer Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured man. According to the LAPD, a girl riding on the back of the motorcycle was critically injured and taken to a hospital.
Two family members console each other Friday, March 15, 2024, at the scene where a Metro G Line bus and a motorcycle collided on the busway at Hazeltine Avenue in the Van Nuys-Valley Glen area. The male motorcycle rider was killed, and his passenger — a 12-year-old girl — was critically injured. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Contributing Photographer)
The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
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“Two people were riding the motorcycle,” Jose Ubaldo of Metro said in a statement. “An adult male was confirmed deceased at the scene, and a 12-year-old female was transported to the Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
A Metro G Line bus and a motorcycle collided on Friday, March 15, 2024, on the busway at Hazeltine Avenue in the Van Nuys-Valley Glen area. The male motorcycle rider was killed, and his passenger – a 12-year-old girl — was critically injured. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Contributing Photographer)
“Metro extends its deepest sympathies to family and friends of the deceased and to the person injured. Metro is working closely with the Los Angeles Police Department to investigate this incident. We are committed to ensuring the safety of Metro’s customers and the communities we serve, in fact, it’s our highest priority.”