Woman, 76, dies after being hit by truck

Posted: February 22, 2013

A 76-year-old Philadelphia woman died Wednesday afternoon, hours after she was struck by a pickup truck in Frankford, according to police.

The woman was walking across Aramingo Avenue near Milnor Street when she was struck about 6:10 a.m. She suffered "massive internal injuries" and was pronounced dead at 1:10 at Aria Health-Torresdale Campus, police said.

The driver of the Ford F-150, identified as a 60-year-old man, remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities, police said. No charges had been filed as of late Wednesday afternoon, but the case remained under investigation.

Police did not release the identities of the driver or deceased woman. - Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

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