Traffic & Transit
TriMet Bus Hits Woman At West Burnside And 3rd Avenue
The bus hit a woman who had to be rescued from beneath the bus. She was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
PORTLAND, OR – A woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a TriMet bus. It happened at West Burnside and 3rd Avenue.
Emergency units responded around 5:45 a.m..
TriMet originaly said that it was a "very serious" collision. Get all the latest information on what's happening in your community by signing up for Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts
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The woman had to be rescued from under the bus.
There's no word yet on what led to the crash.
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West Burnside was closed between 2nd and 3rd for several hours.
No one on the bus was injured.
Photo via PBOT.
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