BOSTON (WHDH) - An elderly pedestrian who was struck by a car in West Roxbury on Wednesday has died, officials said.
Officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian in the area of Washinton and Stinson streets about 7:30 a.m.
The victim, whose name has not been released, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
The driver contacted police and stayed on scene.
“There was a little bit of traffic buildup, and there was a school bus and the guy driving tried to get around the school bus, and I guess he couldn’t control his vehicle, hit the curb, took out a small tree and then he hit the person walking,” said Roger Rakauskas, who lives near crash site. “There’s always traffic here, there’s no reason to be driving that fast to save five minutes, took some guy’s life.”
The incident remains under investigation.
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