Pedestrian Michael Kenneth Unfried, 36, dies when struck by metro bus on Milam and Congress in Houston, Texas
Pedestrian hit by METRO bus in downtown fatal crash
A pedestrian is dead after he was struck by a METRO bus Tuesday evening, according to authorities.
The crash, at the corner of Milam and Congress, happened just after 6 p.m. when the bus went to make a turn and ran into a pedestrian, a METRO spokesman told the Chronicle.
There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the collision.
METRO police are investigating.
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The Harris County medical examiner's office identified the victim as Michael Kenneth Unfried, a 36-year-old Pasadena resident who died at the scene.
The victim's father said his son did computer work for the county. He is survived by two children, ages 10 and 17.
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