Woman Fatally Struck By City Bus In Midtown
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A 69-year-old woman was fatally struck by a bus in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday, police said.
The accident happened around 9:40 a.m. on West 57th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue.
The woman, identified as Rochelle Wahrman, was struck by the MTA X5 bus as she tried to cross the street at mid-block, police said.
Wahrman was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The driver has not been charged. The investigation is ongoing.
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