SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Traffic was temporarily shut down on Watt Avenue and Fruitridge Road in South Sacramento after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle on Tuesday, police say.
Sacramento police said the crash just before 4:45 p.m.
First responders took the pedestrian to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene before he was also taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
Police did not release the identities of the pedestrian or the driver and did not say what led to the collision.
Around 8:40 p.m., Sacramento Police Department tweeted that the scene was cleared and the roadway reopened.