Man hit by a bus in Mason City

MASON CITY, Iowa – A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after being hit by a bus Wednesday afternoon.

The Iowa State Patrol says it happened in the 200 block of N Washington Avenue in Mason City at around 2:30 pm. The crash report says a 2017 transit bus was facing west at the intersection of 3 rd Street NW and North Washington Avenue. The State Patrol says Francis James Hanig, 68 of Rockwell, was walking in the crosswalk on the south side of the intersection.

The State Patrol says the bus turned to head south and struck Hanig, who was transported by ambulance to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

The Mason City Police Department and Mason City Ambulance assisted with this accident, which remains under investigation.