Skateboarder injured in collision with Muni bus

A skateboarder was injured in a collision with a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus in the city’s South of Market neighborhood Tuesday, police said.

The collision occurred around 12:20 p.m. at Eighth and Mission streets. The victim, a 25-year-old man, was riding south on Eighth Street and struck a Muni bus traveling west on Mission Street, according to police.

The victim went down and the back end of the bus hit him. He was taken to the hospital with leg injuries, police said.

No arrests or other injuries were reported.

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