BOSTON — An investigation is underway after a person was struck and killed by a Boston University shuttle bus on Monday morning, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian in the area of 774 Albany Street found a person trapped under a bus, according to the Boston Police Department.
The victim, whose name hasn’t been released, was pronounced dead a short time after the crash, Boston University confirmed to Boston 25.
“A shuttle bus was involved in an accident with a pedestrian at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street. The pedestrian is deceased,” a school spokesperson said in a statement.
Vision Zero accident data along both Albany Street and Melena Cass Ave from January 2015 to May 2025 shows 27 accidents involving a pedestrian or cyclist. Four were bike accidents, and 23 were pedestrian-involved.
Boston 25 News reached out to the mayor’s office about safety concerns that were voiced while crews were on the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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