RTD Victim Identified as Van Nuys Woman, 31
A woman killed Friday when she fell beneath the wheels of a Southern California Rapid Transit District bus outside Burbank Airport was identified Saturday as Roya Mahindoost, 31, of Van Nuys.
Mahindoost was chasing the bus, pounding on the side of the vehicle to get the driver’s attention, when she slipped beneath the wheels, officials said.
The bus driver, whose name was not disclosed, told Burbank police he never saw the woman.
Police said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by the driver.
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