Authorities are continuing to investigate what led to a Metro bus hitting and killing a pedestrian Tuesday evening.

The crash, at the corner of Milam and Congress downtown, happened just after 6 p.m. when the bus went to make a turn and ran into a pedestrian, a Metro spokesman said.

The Harris County medical examiner's office identified the victim on Wednesday. Michael Kenneth Unfried was a 36-year-old Pasadena resident. The victim's father said he was survived by two children, ages 10 and 17.

Metro spokesman Jerome Gray said Wednesday that Metro police have not yet provided more details about the fatality.

There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the incident.

Metro police are continuing to investigate.