Man struck, killed by bus standing near his car on Interstate 45 North

A man was killed Sunday afternoon on Interstate 45 North in Houston when he was struck by a METRO bus as he stood near his car after a previous accident. METRO officials say that shortly before 1:00 p.m. a car had stopped on the freeway with a flat tire, which caused a four vehicle chain reaction collision. The METRO bus swerved trying to avoid the accident and in doing so struck the man who had gotten out of his car. The man was pronounced dead at the scene: KHOU's graphic description is being omitted. Four people were transported to St. Joseph's with non life threatening injuries: a bus passenger was treated for cuts to his face. Channel 2's story tells the facts a little differently: that the man's vehicle stalled in the center lane of traffic and he was hit by the METRO bus and at least four other vehicles as he walked down the freeway. The Chronicle's story is here.