Truck crash next to Hancock Park Elementary School kills woman …
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Two people were struck by a Nissan pickup truck on the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue next to Hancock Park Elementary School in the Mid-Wilshire area about 8 a.m. Tuesday. A woman died and a child and the driver were hospitalized. KCAL News
Two people were struck by a Nissan Titan pickup truck on the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue next to Hancock Park Elementary School in the Mid-Wilshire area Tuesday morning.
A woman died and a child and the driver were hospitalized. Los Angeles police officers and Los Angeles firefighters responded and found two victims in the roadway at about 8 a.m. A 35-year-old woman died at the scene and a child was hospitalized in critical condition.
The child is a girl about 6 years old according to preliminary reports. The driver of the truck was hospitalized in moderate condition. He was described as about 30 years old.
Investigators believe the woman and girl are mother and daughter. Police said the 6-year-old girl is a first-grade student at Hancock Park Elementary. The truck crashed into the side of a two-story apartment building, according to the LAFD.
The area of Colgate Avenue and Ogden Drive was closed during the investigation.
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