Pedestrian critically injured after being hit by small bus in Peoria

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One person has been rushed to the hospital after being hit by a small bus along a busy West Valley Roadway on Thursday morning.

Peoria police officers and firefighters were called to the area of 79th and Grand avenues shortly after 7 a.m. and found an adult seriously hurt. Peoria police say that person was transported with life-threatening injuries.

Right now, it’s unclear if speed or impairment was a factor in the crash. Video from the scene shows an unmarked white bus with heavy front-end damage.

Westbound Grand Avenue was closed between 75th and 83rd avenues for multiple hours but has since reopened…

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