A man was killed after he was hit by a bus while trying to cross the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, Maryland, early Saturday morning.
Maryland State Police said James Albert Gibson, 79, of Upper Marlboro, was struck on southbound Interstate 495 around the Maryland Route 4 exit. Investigators said Gibson was trying to cross the southbound lanes from east to west, when he was hit by a DC Circulator bus.
Police said the bus stopped after the collision. There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the crash.
Gibson was pronounced dead at the scene.
CORRECTION (Jan 27, 2018, 2:57 p.m.) Police initially identified the bus as belonging to Metro.
