Police car (file photo).
A man was killed in a bus incident in Harrisburg over the weekend.
On Saturday afternoon, a passenger on a Greyhound bus traveling through Harrisburg was fatally hit after he jumped from the window of the bus, according to police.
Although PennDOT initially said the incident involved a pedestrian, Harrisburg Police detective Lt. Kyle Gautsch told reporters on Monday that the victim was a bus passenger.
While on the bus, the 59-year-old man had a psychological episode that was possibly a result of mental health issues, Gautsch said. The man then opened the emergency exit window on the bus and jumped out and the same bus ran over him.
The victim was not identified by police.
The intersection of Cameron and Market streets in Harrisburg has been the site of several fatal pedestrian and cyclist accidents over the years. However, this was not a pedestrian-involved car accident, police stated.
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