Family of pedestrian struck and killed by bus Downtown sues Pittsburgh Regional Transit
The estate of a woman who was struck and killed by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus Downtown this year filed a lawsuit against the agency on Thursday.
Dal Maya Rai, 64, of Whitehall, was struck at Liberty and Sixth avenues around 6:15 a.m. Jan. 11.
A complaint filed in the case said she was in the crosswalk at the time. She died on Jan. 13.
The lawsuit, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, alleges negligence and accuses the driver of operating the bus at a “high and dangerous rate of speed under the circumstances” and failing to see the pedestrian in the crosswalk. It accuses Pittsburgh Regional Transit of failing to properly screen its employees.
Rai’s daughter, Sanchu Rai Hatuwal, is the administrator of the estate.
The lawsuit lists Rai’s spouse, five daughters and two sons as her survivors.
A Pittsburgh Regional Transit spokesman declined to comment.
Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2019 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of “Death by Cyanide.” She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.
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