Pedestrian killed Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle in Olathe

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A female pedestrian died Thursday evening after being struck by a pickup truck at Interstate 35 and Lone Elm Road in Olathe.

According to police, the accident happened around 6:15 p.m

Officers arrived and found the 37-year-old woman unconscious, according to an Olathe Police Department news release.

She died a short time later.

The 57-year-old man driving the pickup remained at the scene and is cooperating with police, the news release said.

Police did not release the woman’s name Friday morning.

Anyone with information about the accident should call the Olathe Police Department at (913) 971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477.

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