A pedestrian was killed Monday afternoon after being struck by a car in the Inner Richmond, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The city medical examiner identified the victim as 80-year-old Yuan Jun Zhu. The car was a tow truck, the advocacy group Walk San Francisco said, citing the SFPD.
The collision occurred at the intersection of Anza Street and Arguello Boulevard, near Rossi Pool and Playground. Officers from the Richmond District station first arrived on the scene around 2 p.m., the police said, and paramedics later transported the pedestrian to the hospital, where the victim was declared dead.
Police are investigating the incident. “The driver of the vehicle involved remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation,” wrote SFPD public information officer Jennifer Gamble, adding that no arrests have yet been made.
Marta Lindsey, Walk SF’s spokesperson, said police told her that the truck driver struck the pedestrian in a crosswalk as the driver turned from Arguello Boulevard onto Anza Street. Mission Local could not verify those details.
This death comes days after a Bernal Heights hit-and-run, which left one person in critical condition. The Inner Richmond also saw a major collision earlier this month after a three-car crash on Park Presidio Boulevard reportedly left six people with less severe injuries.
According to data maintained by the city, the first half of 2026 saw 12 pedestrian deaths at the hands of drivers. Three motorists and two cyclists were also killed in vehicle collisions in that same span of time.
Over 300 pedestrians have reported injuries after vehicle collisions so far this year.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Connie Chan promised improvements to make Arguello safer after the last time someone was killed by a driver on Arguello. Would that have saved this person’s life and the devastation wrought on their loved ones?
Will she make another promise?
Cars are dangerous to people. Cities are for people. Our city streets need design improvements to protect the people in them.
No one should support driving over people.
Automatically blaming Connie Chan of all people off the cuff?
That’s just cooked. Insane.
We must do more. Vision zero is the right target, but we must do more to get there. These are preventable.
So where are we at on gun deaths and gun injuries this year?
‘12 pedestrian deaths at the hands of drivers.’ In each of these cases do you have verifiable evidence that the motorists were charged with and convicted of all 12 of those collisions with pedestrians?
Do you think criminal convictions are the only way to determine cause and effect?
Criminal charges are not appropriate for most traffic accidents. Insurance claims and civil actions work better as little is achieved by throwing good people in prison when they intended no harm.