Woman hit by Muni bus in downtown SF in critical condition

A 60 year-old woman was struck by and dragged under a Muni bus, prompting a rescue by emergency personnel, in downtown San Francisco Monday evening,

Police said the pedestrian was struck around 7 p.m. near Kearny and Market streets, across from Third Street. She was pulled from beneath the bus and taken to a hospital with serious injuries, said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.

Police tape closes off the intersection of Kearney and Market, where a woman was reportedly struck by a vehicle. Police tape closes off the intersection of Kearney and Market, where a woman was reportedly struck by a vehicle. Photo: Michael Bodley / San Francisco Chronicle Photo: Michael Bodley / San Francisco Chronicle Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Woman hit by Muni bus in downtown SF in critical condition 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

The woman was in critical condition late Monday, said Brent Andrew, a spokesman for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where she was taken for treatment.

No details of the accident were immediately available.

The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with “significant” leg injuries, said Paul Rose, a spokesman for the SFMTA. The transportation agency was working with the police department to investigate the case, and did not have specific details as to its cause, he said.

The bus ran on Muni’s 9 San Bruno line, which services stops from downtown to Visitacion Valley.

Officers closed the intersection for more than an hour following the accident, with a stationary bus on one side of the police tape, and traffic backed up in both directions.

Close to a dozen buses were stopped on Market Street following the accident, leaving their riders to hop off and walk.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @michael_bodley