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Bus fatally strikes pedestrian in Jamaica

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A 42-year-old woman died after she was hit by a Nassau Inter-County Express bus Thursday night as she was crossing Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, police said.

The bus driver was stopped at a red light about 9:20 p.m. on northbound 165th Street and when it turned green he made a right onto Hillside Avenue, cops said. The victim was walking across Hillside, from south to north, when she was struck by the right rear portion of the bus.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

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