Semi-truck strikes, kills woman, Fairfield Police say

Aydian Ahmad
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(FOX40.COM) — A woman died on Wednesday morning after she was hit by a semi-truck that had just started moving in a private parking lot, according to the Fairfield Police Department.

Police said it happened around 5 a.m. near Cadenasso Drive and Beck Ave., just southeast of Interstate 80.

Fairfield Police said officers received calls of a vehicle striking a pedestrian. When they arrived, they spoke with a driver who said he parked his semi-truck overnight and that the accident occurred as he was pulling away.

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“[The driver] immediately stopped, and when he saw a woman lying on the ground near the truck’s tires, called emergency services,” police said.

Emergency personnel soon arrived at the scene and declared the woman dead.

The victim’s name will be released after her family has been notified and officers will investigate the circumstances of the incident, police said.

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