Massachusetts man dies after walking in front of Disney bus

[The Sassagoula Sentinel]

Tragic news as a Massachusetts man dies after walking in front of a Disney bus at Disney’s Port Orleans resort. The following information is from the Orlando Sentinel:

A Massachusetts tourist was killed Sunday when he walked in front of a bus at Walt Disney World’s Port Orleans resort, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

According to witnesses, Robert Krueger, 69, of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, was walking alone when he stepped into the path of a Disney bus traveling through the parking lot of the resort about 5:50 pm, said Sgt. Kim Montes, a Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman.

The front of the bus struck Krueger and knocked him to the ground, a report says. He died at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Montes said.

The driver, Rosemary Kincaid, 57, of Lake Alfred, had passengers at the time of the accident. No injures were reported. Montes said she didn’t know how many people were onboard.

The crash is under investigation, but Montes said charges were unlikely. Krueger was not on a crosswalk, and the bus had the right-of-way, the highway patrol said.

Walt Disney Resort President Meg Crofton issued a brief statement on the accident: “We offer our deepest condolences to the guest’s family and loved ones. We are doing all we can for them during this difficult time.”

Our sympathies and condolences go out to this gentleman’s family and friends at this awful time for them. It’s so sad when, in this place of magic and fantasy, the real world intrudes so tragically and painfully.