A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Route 41 Tuesday morning around 9:05 a.m.
A truck driving on US-41 approached a white Toyota SUV stopped in the road.
The driver of the Toyota, a 70-year-old woman, got out of the SUV for unknown reasons and walked into the path of another oncoming vehicle.
The woman was struck by the vehicle and sustained critical injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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