WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 60-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a scooter and a Metro bus last week in Northeast DC.
The collision occurred on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at approximately 1:20 p.m. in the 300 block of Florida Avenue, Northeast. Investigators determined that the man, identified as Keith North of Northeast DC, was stopped on a scooter at the intersection of N Street and Florida Avenue. As the Metro bus traveled southeast on Florida Avenue, the scooter rider accelerated through a stop sign and struck the side of the moving bus.
North, who was not wearing a helmet, was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Nov. 14.
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about the crash to call (202) 727-9099 or text tips to 50411.
