A woman was fatally struck in a Northeast Philadelphia hit-and-run Saturday morning, authorities said.
The incident took place at around 2:02 a.m. near the 4600 block of Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia police told NBC10. An unknown vehicle was traveling eastbound approaching Marsden Street when the pedestrian attempted to cross the street mid-block.
After striking the pedestrian, the vehicle fled the scene, police said.
The woman, identified as 21-year-old Octavia Aaron, was transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where she was pronounced dead at around 2:40 a.m.
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As of Saturday morning, police do not have any surveillance of the hit or any descriptions of the vehicle they are searching for.
The investigation is ongoing with the Philadelphia Police Department's Accident Investigation Division.
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