A school bus driver struck a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon, appearing to run her over.
At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, a woman in her 20s began to walk across a Northwest 13th Street crosswalk when a bus hit her, Gainesville Police spokesman Officer Ben Tobias said.
The driver of bus number 2215, owned by the Alachua County Public Schools system, told police she did not see the woman, Tobias said.
The driver told police she was turning left onto 13th Street from Northwest Seventh Avenue when the crash occurred, he said.
Based on a preliminary investigation, Tobias said it appeared the driver ran over the woman with two of the bus’ front tires.
“Thankfully, miraculously, she has not suffered any life-threatening injuries,” he said.
After the crash, a nurse on scene gave the woman first aid until police arrived at about 2:15 p.m., Tobias said.
“She was awake and alert and talking when officers got here,” he said, adding that she was taken to the hospital soon after.
Tobias said GPD is investigating the crosswalk light to determine who had the right of way.
As police cleared the scene, the bus driver sat on a curb with her two passengers: a young boy and girl. Officials with the school system, who declined to comment, drove the children and driver away from the scene in a marked county car.
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