Police Identify Pedestrian Killed By Metro Bus In Bailey's Crossroads

BAILEY’S CROSSROADS, VA — Police have identified the pedestrian who died after being struck by a Metro bus Sunday night near the Fairfax County-Arlington County line.

Adam Ali, 59, of Idylwood, was crossing Carlin Springs Road in a marked crosswalk with the pedestrian crossing signal when the bus struck him, according to a preliminary investigation by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit.

Fairfax County officers responded at 8:32 p.m. to the intersection of Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. Ali was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later pronounced dead, police said.

Police Detail Sequence Leading To Crash

Investigators determined that the driver of a 2022 New Flyer Metro bus had been traveling east on Columbia Pike before stopping at a red traffic signal at Carlin Springs Road.

When the signal turned green, the driver began making a right turn onto Carlin Springs Road as Ali crossed from west to east. The front right side of the bus struck Ali, according to police.

The bus driver was not injured and remained at the scene. Alcohol and drugs do not preliminarily appear to have been factors for the driver, police said.

The initial response involved three police departments. Arlington County police said its officers were dispatched at 8:51 p.m. to a reported crash at 14th Street South and South Glebe Road. Officers from Arlington and Fairfax counties responded along with Metro Transit Police.

The agencies initially described the scene using locations on opposite sides of the Fairfax-Arlington boundary. Metro Transit Police said Sunday night that Fairfax County’s Crash Reconstruction Unit was leading the investigation while Metro officers and supervisors assisted at the scene.

Carlin Springs Road was closed in both directions during the investigation. Arlington County police also advised residents to expect continued police activity in the area.

Fairfax County police said the circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Crash Reconstruction Unit at 703-280-0543.

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