The Riverside Police Department responded to the crash at around 4:20 p.m. on November 12, 2025, near Chicago Avenue and 12th Street
Riverside, CA – The Riverside Coroner's Office has identified a pedestrian killed in a crash on Wednesday afternoon near Chicago Avenue in Riverside as 28-year-old Chibeza Nyirenda Jr. of Riverside.
The Riverside Police Department responded to the crash at around 4:20 p.m. on November 12, 2025, near Chicago Avenue and 12th Street.
Nyirenda Jr. had stepped into the roadway from a sidewalk and stood in front of the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) bus as it pulled away from a stop.
The bus struck him and came to a stop in the southbound lanes of Chicago Avenue.
Nyirenda Jr. was rushed to Riverside Community Hospital, where he died later.
The accident remains under investigation.
ORIGINAL STORY
Riverside, CA. — A man was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon by a Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) bus in Riverside, authorities said.
The fatal collision happened around 4:20 p.m. near Chicago Avenue and 12th Street, according to the Riverside Police Department.
Responding officers found the pedestrian critically injured. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said.
Investigators determined that the man had stepped into the roadway from a sidewalk and stood in front of the bus as it pulled away from a stop. The bus struck him and came to a stop in the southbound lanes of Chicago Avenue.
The bus driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
The RPD's Major Accident Investigation Team is handling the case.