A 72-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday morning by a pickup truck driver in Aurora, according to police.
The pedestrian, an unidentified woman, suffered “life-threatening injuries” after being hit near the intersection of Havana Street and Jewell Avenue at 6:36 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.
Paramedics took the woman to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said.
She will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
Police said the woman was crossing the street with a walker at the intersection when she hit a hole in the pavement and fell. A truck turning right onto southbound Havana then ran her over.
She was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash, police said.
The crash temporarily shut down southbound Havana Street and both directions of Jewell Avenue.
Aurora police’s traffic unit is investigating the crash.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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