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News brief: Pedestrian killed by bus

Posted on October 30, 2008November 4, 2008 by Staff

A pedestrian died at UNC hospitals on Monday after being hit by a Chapel Hill Transit bus in the intersection of South Columbia Street and Mason Farm Road.

Valerie Hughes, 33, of Burlington, died from injuries after the accident, which occurred at about 4 p.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill Police. The bus driver was identified as James Willie Orr. The investigation by Chapel Hill Police is ongoing.

Hughes is the second pedestrian to have died following a collision with a Chapel Hill Transit bus this year. Lisa Carolyn Moran, 20, of Scotland, was hit by a Chapel Hill Transit bus on Manning Drive near South Columbia Street in May.

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