A pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Route 24 in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Friday morning.
The crash was reported around 5:15 a.m. on the northbound side of Route 24.
State police said their preliminary investigation indicates that a Ford F-250 pickup driven by a 44-year-old Fall River man struck an adult woman, who was declared dead at the scene.
Officials have since identified the woman as 37-year-old Christin Oliveira, of Lakeville.
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Route 24 north was temporarily shut down as a result of the crash. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said all northbound traffic was detoured off the Exit 8 off-ramp and rerouted back onto Route 24 via the Exit 8 on-ramp.
All lanes were reopened by 8:45 a.m.
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State police said the cause of the crash and the reason why the pedestrian was on the highway remain under investigation.
