A 74-year-old bus driver has been charged after a female pedestrian, also 74, was struck and killed in Sydney’s CBD. The collision occurred at the intersection of Elizabeth and Goulburn streets about 4:30 pm on Wednesday.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the woman at the scene before she was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital, where she later died. The site of the collision was declared a crime scene and examined by specialist officers from the crash investigation unit.
The bus driver was initially taken to Sydney Hospital for mandatory testing. He was subsequently charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving occasioning death, and not giving way to a pedestrian when turning.
The driver, from Dulwich Hill, was granted bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court in mid-January.
