"I heard someone screaming out 'you're dragging her' and I looked in the intersection and saw the horrific scene. The San Francisco Police Department's hearts and prayers go out to the family who tragically lost their child last night during a vehicle collision that occurred near 4th and Channel."
"We are in the process of working with SFPD to understand more about this tragic collision. We are working to conduct the SFMTA's rapid response review—an analysis of what we know about the circumstances surrounding the collision, location history and existing conditions to see what engineering improvements can be made quickly."
"The intersection where the crash occurred is less than 0.2 miles from where a four-year-old girl was hit and killed by a driver at the intersection of 4th & King Streets in 2023. 4th Street is designated as a dangerous street on the city's 2022 high-injury network map: the 12% of streets where 68% of traffic crashes occur."
A two-year-old child was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday evening at the intersection of 4th and Channel Streets in Mission Rock. Walk San Francisco organized a vigil for Monday at 5 p.m. at the location. SFMTA crews repainted crosswalks and markings Monday morning. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police; alcohol and drugs were not factors. SFMTA initiated a rapid response review to analyze circumstances and identify engineering improvements. The intersection is located less than 0.2 miles from where a four-year-old was killed in 2023. 4th Street is designated as a dangerous street on the city's high-injury network, where 12% of streets account for 68% of traffic crashes. Nine other collisions occurred at this intersection since 2016.
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