Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tour Bus At Divisadero & Post [Updated]

A male pedestrian has reportedly been killed after being struck by a Hop-On, Hop-Off tour bus at Divisadero and Post streets.

ABC's Katie Utehs is tweeting from the scene:

Witness tells me Hop On Hop Tour bus was going fast & hit person in intersection. Appears to be fatal @sfpd #abc7now pic.twitter.com/qdQerrjdLL

— Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) January 16, 2016

Witness says elderly man banged on window of your bus @ Divisadero & Post but driver kept going. #abc7now @SFPD pic.twitter.com/UiywjiOnrZ

— Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) January 16, 2016

.@SFPD & medical exam removing body from beneath Hop On Hop Off tour bus. Witness says elderly man killed. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/XPTjnM56sr

— Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) January 16, 2016

We'll update with more information as we get it. 

Update, 2:22pm: The SFMTA reports that the intersection has been cleared and the 24-Divisadero has resumed regular service.

Update: 3:30pm: Bay City News reports that the victim, a man in his 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The collision occurred around 1pm this afternoon.

Update, 8pm: The Chronicle has more on what may have happened, including the detail that witnesses said the victim had been waving and shouting at the driver just before his death, and that the man may have been crossing against a red light.

Update, 2pm January 18th: The Medical Examiner’s office stated that the victim was 82-year-old Pieter Roell. Roell, a Noe Valley resident, attended San Francisco State University from 1964-1968. He taught in the San Francisco Unified School District for 32 years, before retiring in 2003.