A man has died after fleeing San Francisco police on a scooter and colliding with a street fixture in the city’s South of Market neighbourhood, authorities said.
Officers encountered the man near the junction of Mission Street and Eighth Street at about midday on Monday, October 12, according to the San Francisco Police Department. He was wanted on an outstanding warrant, police said.
When officers attempted to detain him, he rode away on the scooter before crashing. The nature of the street fixture was not immediately specified by police.
Officers administered first aid at the scene before paramedics took the man to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead despite medical efforts.
His identity has not been released. Police said the circumstances surrounding the pursuit and collision remain under investigation.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department on 415-575-4444.
