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Pedestrian killed in fatal collision with private school bus.

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/global/police/home.page 2024-11-20 2024-11-21T01:00:00.000Z 08 00 pm Det. Andre D. Martin [email protected] 305-471-1900 Pedestrian killed in fatal collision with private school bus. Pedestrian killed in fatal collision with private school bus. The Miami-Dade Police Department's Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal traffic accident involving a privately owned school bus and a pedestrian that left one woman dead. According to detectives, on November 20th, 2024, at approximately 8:25 a.m., officers from the City of Sweetwater Police Department responded to the area of SW 109th Avenue & SW 3rd Street in reference to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon their arrival, officers discovered a severely injured adult female laying in the roadway, a privately owned school bus, and its driver. The injured pedestrian was transported to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami Dade Fire Rescue where she was pronounced deceased. The driver of the school bus remained on scene and is fully cooperating with the investigation. Preliminary investigation reveals that the school bus was travelling east on SW 3rd Street from SW 109th Avenue when the collision with the pedestrian occurred. The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation. The investigation continues. no Traffic Fatality PD241120360158 11/20/2024 at approx. 8:25 p.m. SW 109th Avenue & SW 3rd Street Miami, FL Anjali Persaud F B 06/13/2002 22 Years of age Yellow School Bus 2024 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Miami-Dade Police Department 1 rel1732149360480747 Miami-Dade Police Department Fred Taylor Miami-Dade Police Headquarters 9105 NW 25th Street Doral 33172 Dena Kelly [email protected] 305-471-1963 local county miami-dade constitutional-offices constitutional Miami-Dade Sheriff's OfficeMDSO Contact Us /global/police/contact-police.page About Us /global/police/about-police.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office To serve, protect and promote a safe and secure environment Protecting with courage, serving with professionalism. <hr /> The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office protects and serves Miami-Dade County with honor, integrity, and professionalism, partnering with the community to ensure law and order, safety, and trust through fair and transparent efforts. 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MIAMI-DADE ( November 20, 2024 )–

The Miami-Dade Police Department's Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal traffic accident involving a privately owned school bus and a pedestrian that left one woman dead.

According to detectives, on November 20th, 2024, at approximately 8:25 a.m., officers from the City of Sweetwater Police Department responded to the area of SW 109th Avenue & SW 3rd Street in reference to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon their arrival, officers discovered a severely injured adult female laying in the roadway, a privately owned school bus, and its driver. The injured pedestrian was transported to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital by Miami Dade Fire Rescue where she was pronounced deceased. The driver of the school bus remained on scene and is fully cooperating with the investigation. Preliminary investigation reveals that the school bus was travelling east on SW 3rd Street from SW 109th Avenue when the collision with the pedestrian occurred. The exact cause of the collision remains under investigation.

The investigation continues.