Man seriously injured after being hit by bus in Brisbane CBD
Paramedics are working on a man with serious leg injuries who was hit by a bus in the Brisbane CBD on Thursday afternoon.
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A pedestrian has been hit by a bus in the Brisbane CBD.
The man, believed to be in his 20s, was struck at the intersection of Adelaide and George streets about 3.30pm.
It was understood he sustained serious leg injuries and was being worked on by paramedics.
The intersection was blocked to traffic.
It is the third accident involving a council bus and pedestrian in Brisbane in seven months.
Two drivers were charged over separate incidents in which a woman was killed in the CBD in March and a man at South Brisbane in June.
The man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with significant head and leg injuries. As of about 5.30pm the intersection was reopened with police conducting light traffic control.
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Originally published as Man seriously injured after being hit by bus in Brisbane CBD
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