Pedestrian seriously injured after getting hit by bus in Wellington

Monday, 1 July 2019

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a bus on Manners St in Wellington. 

Police said they were called to the scene at 11.35am to respond to reports a bus had struck a pedestrian. 

Wellington Free Ambulance spokeswoman Sarah Coulthard said paramedics arrived in three vehicles at 11:34am and transported the patient to Wellington Hospital in serious condition. She could not comment on the nature of the person's injuries.

The street was cordoned off between Willis Street and Victoria St while police make enquiries, but was reopened at 1pm. 

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The Serious Crash Unit will examine the scene, police said.

At least three bus services through the street were halted.

Metlink said there would be no further disruption to buses now that the road had reopened.

Manners St has been notoriously dangerous for pedestrians since Manners Mall - between Cuba and Victoria Streets - was converted to an exclusive roadway for buses in 2011. 　

There have been more than 10 collisions there between buses and pedestrians since the inner-city bus route was created, including one in December last year.

Two people were hit in the first two days it opened. 

Shortly after, Wellington City Council launched a 'look both ways' safety campaign, plastering signs on power poles and the footpath, but critics said the route was still dangerous.