Police: Woman dies after being hit by driver during hit-and-run in Oklahoma City

By Jordan Ryan

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    OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Authorities say a woman died after being struck by a driver during a hit-and-run Wednesday morning in southwest Oklahoma City.

The crash happened around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Southwest 59th Street and Western Avenue. Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the air on weekday mornings, showed several police units at the scene just east of the intersection.

Information about the victim has not been released. Police told KOCO 5 that they believe the vehicle involved was a dark-colored car.

Police shut down Southwest 59th Street for several hours while officers investigated the crash. The road has since reopened.

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