Woman killed after being hit by HART bus

Update: Police say the woman has no local relatives. Her name will not be released until investigators reach her family in Cuba.

TAMPA -- A 60-year-old woman is dead after she was hit by the HART bus she'd just been riding in, Tampa Police said.

The accident happened at N Howard Avenue and W Main Street in west Tampa around 5:44 p.m. The woman stepped off the bus at the stop, but as she crossed Howard Avenue, the bus was turning right and struck her, Tampa Police Lt. Donny Peters said.

Bus driver William Dudley Leduc, 64, of Riverview was cited for failing to yield right of way to a pedestrian.

An attempt to reach HART spokesman Ed Crawford for comment this evening was unsuccessful.

The victim, who police are not naming pending notification of next of kin, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The investigation continues.

- Rebecca Catalanello, Times staff writer