Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

LOS ANGELES - The man struck and killed by a public transit bus was identified recently.

Chi Wong, a 79-year-old Hacienda Heights man, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. He died from multiple blunt force traumatic injuries.

Wong’s death was ruled accidental.

A Foothill Transit bus was turning out of the Puente Hills Mall parking lot to go northbound on Azusa Avenue from Pepper Brook Way when it struck Wong around 5:42 p.m. September 23.

It is not publicly clear if Wong was in a marked crosswalk when he was struck. The driver may have had a green light to turn, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP is investigating the crash.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

CITY OF INDUSTRY - A northbound Foothill Transit bus headed for La Habra struck and killed a pedestrian Monday afternoon.

The collision occurred on Azusa Avenue at Pepper Brook Way around 5:42 p.m. September 23.

Eight passengers were on the bus. Neither they, nor the driver, were injured.

The pedestrian, who has yet to be publicly identified, died at the scene.