James Robert Minter, 52, killed after Greyhound bus collides with light pole off of W Trade Street in Charlotte, North Carolina

The Greyhound bus had 15 people onboard when it struck a light pole, Greyhound officials say. One person was killed in an accident involving a Greyhound bus in uptown Charlotte Wednesday morning, shutting W Trade Street down in both directions for hours, officials say. The accident happened just before 3:30 a.m. in the 600 block of W Trade Street, near the Greyhound bus station. Witnesses say that pole fell, striking a man on his head and killing him. According to witnesses, the bus was going the wrong way when it struck the light pole.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Police in Charlotte have charged a Greyhound Bus driver with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle after the bus she was driving struck a utility pole that fell on a man on the sidewalk. Investigators say the driver didn't realize she had hit the pole and continued on her trip to Atlanta. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say Talaysha Brown was driving the bus out of the terminal Wednesday morning when she turned the wrong way onto Trade Street and hit a utility pole. Authorities contacted the bus on Interstate 85 southbound, and it returned to the terminal. Online records didn't indicate whether she has an attorney who could be contacted for comment on the case.