NEW YORK CITY — A 27-year-old woman was fatally struck by a wrong-way driver in Manhattan on Thursday, police said.
The incident happened near Morton Street and Seventh Avenue around 8:30 a.m.
The woman was crossing the street when she was struck by a 2020 GMC van, police said.
According to police, the driver had pulled out of a nearby garage and drove on the wrong way on the one-way street before striking the woman.
The 27-year-old was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she pronounced dead.
The van driver remained at the scene and has not been charged yet.
The woman has not been identified yet. An investigation remains ongoing.