A man who was run over by a Metro bus at a terminal in Gardena was identified by the L.A. County medical examiner's office Thursday.
The victim was identified as Dwayne Crowder Jr., 33, whose place of residence was not immediately available.
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Crowder was lying unconscious in the turn around area of the Harbor Gateway Transit Center at 731 W. 182nd St., east of Vermont Avenue, around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck, according to Metro.
Passengers on the bus alerted the driver that he had run over the man, according to a broadcast report.
"The Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department responded immediately to the scene and confirmed the pedestrian was deceased," according to a statement from the transit agency. "Metro extends its heartfelt condolences to the pedestrian's family."
Metro officials said the agency is working closely with the LAPD as they investigate the fatality.
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