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YARMOUTH – A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a vehicle in Yarmouth sometime before 2:30 PM Thursday. Firefighters had to extricate the victim from under the SUV and then transported her to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Yarmouth Police called for crash reconstruction to investigate the incident. Further details were not immediately available.
Yarmouth Police report that on Thursday at approximately 2:26 PM, Yarmouth Police and Yarmouth Fire were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in the area of Pine Cone Road and Rainbow Road in West Yarmouth. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The operator of the motor vehicle stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigating officers.
The identity of the victim is being withheld at this time pending notification of family members.
The crash is under investigation by the Yarmouth Police Department, Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Accident Reconstruction Team, and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Investigations.
Additional information regarding this crash will be disseminated tomorrow morning.
The men and women of the Yarmouth Police Department extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the victim.
