MILLBURY – State Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old Douglas woman who was struck by a car on the Mass Pike while attempting to cross the highway on foot late Friday night.
According to the Massachusetts State Police [MSP], around 11 PM a 2013 Nissan Altima was in a single-car crash on the eastbound side the Mass Pike in Millbury.
After the crash, the Douglas woman exited her car and was crossing the highway when she was hit by a car traveling westbound.
The woman was found by state troopers in the westbound side of the median. She was brought to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester and was pronounced deceased.
Several minutes after the crash, a 54-year-old Oxford man, the operator of a 2013 Ford Fusion, reported to the State Police that he may have hit something on the Mass Pike.
Police found front-end damage to the Fusion. The man and his passenger, an adult female, were transported to State Police-Millbury and interviewed by Troopers.
Troopers also have located and interviewed witnesses to the crash.
A reconstruction of the crash has been initiated by the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been sought as of this point in the ongoing investigation.
The name of the victim hasn’t been released.
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