A bus driver who had just left his bus killed by an uncontrollable car in Hamilton

A bus driver in Hamilton, Ont., Was hit and killed by a car just moments after getting off his bus.

Hamilton police say the 49-year-old woman stopped a bus on Main Street West near Locke Street shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday.

She was just getting out of the vehicle when the 79-year-old driver of an oncoming Honda Civic lost control and veered off the road, hitting an unnamed bus and building driver.

The victim was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead.

Police said the driver of the Honda Civic was arrested but later released and the injury was not a factor.

This is Hamilton’s 11th death in a year related to traffic and the tenth pedestrian.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on May 6, 2022.