WASHINGTON (7News) — A woman died after she was struck by a vehicle that fled after a crash in Northeast D.C. Sunday evening, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Fifth District officers responded around 6:51 p.m. to the intersection of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue NE for a reported traffic crash.
Police said a woman was struck by an occupied vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene and was later found unoccupied nearby.
D.C. Fire and EMS personnel responded and took her to a hospital. She was unconscious but breathing when she was taken from the scene, police said.
But despite life-saving efforts, the woman died from her injuries at the hospital.
MPD’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is leading the investigation.
Police issued a lookout for two males wearing denim jeans and white shirts. Authorities did not provide additional information about their possible connection to the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.