Man seriously injured after bus accident near Teralta East

Publish Date: 2021/09/20

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 50-year-old man was hospitalized with a serious arm injury Sunday night after a bus accident in San Diego’s Teralta East area, according to ABC10 News.

The incident occurred in the 4300 block of University Avenue at approximately 10:45 p.m.

San Diego Police said a man was possibly inebriated when he stood up and leaned against a bus after it had closed its doors and started to depart. The pedestrian then fell and struck his head on the sidewalk curb, while his arm slipped under a bus tire as the vehicle moved.

Authorities said the man’s right arm was crushed and degloved in the accident.

The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was also treated for facial fractures, rib fractures, and a punctured chest from those fractures.

The accident was under investigation by the San Diego Traffic Division.

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