Truck hits, kills e-scooter rider in downtown San Francisco on Market Street

A commercial truck struck and killed a woman riding an electric scooter in downtown San Francisco early Friday morning, police said. The collision occurred around 8:18 a.m. on Market Street near Powell Street. San Francisco Police Department officers found the woman in the roadway with life-threatening injuries and began life-saving aid before medics arrived. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Officer Robert Rueca said the driver was cooperating and the vehicle was a commercial one. Market Street in that downtown segment permits licensed commercial and delivery vehicles, taxis, emergency vehicles, Waymo autonomous vehicles, and some higher-end Uber and Lyft rides. Private vehicles and typical ride-share cars are prohibited, while scooters and e-bikes ride in designated bike lanes. Police are checking whether the involved vehicle had proper licensing and canvassing for surveillance video.