A 76-year-old woman was struck and killed by a truck in Irvine, authorities said Saturday, Nov. 5.
The fatal truck accident occurred at about 6:15 p.m. Friday on East Yale Loop, just before the intersection at Witherspoon, according to Sgt. Karie Davies of the Irvine Police Department.
According to police, a white Chevrolet Silverado was traveling southbound on East Yale Loop, toward Witherspoon, when it struck the woman, who was crossing over East Yale Loop before the intersection.
First responders arrived and tragically pronounced the woman dead at the scene of the crash.
Police report that the driver of the truck remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators and that neither drugs nor alcohol appeared to be a factor in the fatal pedestrian accident.
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