A 4-year-old girl died Tuesday after being hit by a car in San Francisco, according to police.
Police said the child was in a stroller when she and her father were hit by an SUV in the Fourth and King streets crosswalk around 5:15 p.m.
The girl and her father were rushed to the hospital, where she later died, police said. The father is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
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It was a chaotic scene as emergency crews had to get the SUV, a gray Mercedes, off of the child, police said.
“The 4-year-old female succumbed to her injuries and was declared deceased at the hospital,” said Robert Rueca of the San Francisco Police Department.
Police said they weren’t disclosing information about how it happened, as they’re still speaking with witnesses and gathering evidence.
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“Like I'm telling the police officer, I was the one that waved them to go ahead, because they had the right. They still had 20 seconds on that timer,” said a driver who didn’t want to be identified.
He said the family, a mother, father and the little girl in the stroller, which dad was pushing, began to cross when the driver of the SUV turned from the middle right-hand turn lane.
“You know, everybody is in a rush,” said the witness.
He said the light was green for the SUV driver and him to turn, but the intersection is clearly marked as a pedestrian crossing and there was lots of time on the crossing meter for the family to get across the street.
“They had the right of way though – right? They’re the pedestrians, so us as motorists have to be more vigilant,” said the witness.
Police said drugs and alcohol do not appear to have played a role and the driver is cooperating with the investigation.
