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Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after struck by passenger bus in Kansas City

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A pedestrian is suffering life-threatening injuries after being struck by a bus Saturday afternoon in downtown Kansas City.

The pedestrian was walking on a marked crosswalk, crossing north from 6th Street around 1 p.m. when a passenger bus turning left from Wyandotte Street ran them over, according to Sgt. Phil DiMartino, spokesperson with the police department.

The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital.

The bus left the scene without stopping, but was later located. Police say the driver is cooperating with police.

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