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Police identify 59-year-old Fairfax Co. pedestrian struck and killed by Metrobus

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Newest development Aug 18, 2026 · 3 reportsPolice identify 59-year-old Fairfax Co. pedestrian struck and killed by Metrobus

A 59-year-old man died after a Metrobus struck him while he was crossing a street in Bailey's Crossroads on Sunday night, the Fairfax County Police Department said.

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  1. Metrobus strikes, kills pedestrian in Northern Virginia, police say

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    Police identify 59-year-old Fairfax Co. pedestrian struck and killed by Metrobus

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  1. DC News Now

    Man dies after being struck by Metro Bus in Bailey's Crossroads (opens DC News Now)

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    The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating a deadly pedestrian crash after a man was struck by a Metro Bus in Bailey's Crossroads on Sunday.

  2. FOX 5 DC

    3 pedestrians killed in separate crashes across DC region (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Three pedestrians were killed in separate crashes across the Washington, D.C., region over the weekend. In Fairfax County, police say an F20 Metrobus struck and rolled over a pedestrian near Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Metrobus strikes, kills pedestrian in Northern Virginia, police say (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Officers responded to the intersection of Carlin Springs Road and Columbia Pike for a pedestrian crash involving a Metrobus. The man was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

  4. Washington Post

    Man fatally struck by Metrobus in Northern Virginia, police say (opens Washington Post)

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    At least two other pedestrians also were killed in separate traffic accidents over the weekend in the D.C. area.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Pedestrian struck and killed by Metro bus in Fairfax County (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    A 59-year-old man has died after being struck by a Metro bus while using a crosswalk in Bailey’s Crossroads on Sunday evening. Detectives determined that the driver of a 2022 New Flyer Metro bus was traveling eastbound on Columbia Pike around 8:30 p.m.

  6. DC News Now

    Police: Pedestrian killed by Metro bus in Bailey's Crossroads had walk signal (opens DC News Now)

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    Investigators said that the man hit and killed by a Metro bus over the weekend in Bailey's Crossroads was in the crosswalk with a walk signal at the time of the crash.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Police identify 59-year-old Fairfax Co. pedestrian struck and killed by Metrobus (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A 59-year-old man died after a Metrobus struck him while he was crossing a street in Bailey's Crossroads on Sunday night, the Fairfax County Police Department said.

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