According to police, a person was slain on Saturday night while waiting for a bus on Southeast Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. and Taylor Street.
Around 6:25 p.m., according to investigators, a car turned over on the sidewalk, entered a bus stop, and struck a passenger there.
The Portland Police Bureau’s Major Crash Team is conducting an investigation, thus Cesar Chavez is closed between Yamhill and Salmon Streets in front of the Belmont Library.
The tweet below confirms the news:
One person dead after car hits them at bus stop in Southeast Portland https://t.co/szYXQdt612
— KGW News (@KGWNews) July 16, 2023
This is the city’s 36th traffic fatality of the year and its fifth in the last ten days.
According to the police, the car’s driver was unharmed and stayed at the site.
No additional information is available at this time.
This is a developing story, and further details will be added as they become available.
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