A rider on a Charlotte Area Transit System bus was hit and killed by the bus she’d just gotten off in Charlotte on Friday, police said.
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Officers found 49-year-old Ebony Wingate unresponsive in the 1300 block of North Graham Street around 1:10 p.m., according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release. Medic pronounced Wingate dead at the scene, police said.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that Ms. Wingate exited the bus, then returned toward it as it cleared from the bus stop and began to move,” according to the news release.
Wingate walked onto street, and the CATS bus hit her, police said.
“The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation,” police said. They did not say if the driver was facing any charges.
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CMPD urged anyone who saw or has information about the crash to call CMPD police Detective Justin Kupfer at 704-432-2169, extension 1, or the Charlotte Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
This story was originally published October 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM with the headline “CATS rider hit and killed in Charlotte by the bus she’d just left, police say.”
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