VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A woman is dead after a collision with a transit bus.

Shortly before 5 p.m. today, a transit bus travelling northbound on Main Street hit a pedestrian at the intersection at Terminal.

Nicole was there when it happened and says it was pretty terrible.

“I walked up, and I sort of heard a crunch from the bus as I was walking to the SkyTrain,” she explains. “[Paramedics] were working [on her], but I’m assuming as soon as they determine that the person had been deceased, they covered her up right away. It looked like a woman, but [the body] was under the bus so it was hard to say.”

Vancouver Police say the woman died at the scene. They are now trying to confirm her identity.

Traffic is closed in the area as investigators try to figure out the cause of the accident and police are asking you to avoid the area.

If you witnessed this accident, you’re asked to call Vancouver Police at (604) 717-3012.

This is Vancouver’s 12th traffic death of 2012.