Pedestrian hit by traffic sign due to SF crash suffers critical injuries

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A car that appears to have veered onto the sidewalk in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Friday night left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

At 8:08 p.m., a driver struck a street sign in the 300 block of Ellis Street, and the sign then hit a pedestrian. The victim, a 30-year-old man, was transported to the hospital with severe injuries. His identity has not been released.

San Francisco police did not respond to requests for additional information.

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Ashley McBride is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: ashley.mcbride@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @ashleynmcb