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Pedestrian hit, killed by truck in Orange Park

Florida Highway Patrol

Orange Park, Fla. — A woman is dead after being hit by a pickup truck early Sunday morning in Orange Park.

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Florida Highway Patrol says it happened just after 2:30 a.m. on US-17, south of Eldridge Avenue.

FHP said a woman walked into the southbound lanes while a man was driving a pickup truck and couldn’t stop in time.

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The woman was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries.

FHP says the crash is still under investigation.

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