Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car in Salem, Massachusetts, on Thursday evening.
A new Honda Accord that was headed south on Highland Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. struck two pedestrians as they were running across an intersection in front of Walmart, Massachusetts State Police said.
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One of the pedestrians, a 41-year-old female was found unresponsive on the scene, and was taken to a nearby hospital for an emergency surgery, police said. She was pronounced dead around 8 p.m. after succumbing to injuries.
The occupants of the car were not injured, police said.
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Authorities are investigating to determine whether there will be any criminal charges in the case.