Woman, 36, dies after being hit by truck in Carrick

PITTSBURGH — A woman died Friday evening after being hit by a truck in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, according to police.

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Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Sonya Toler said the truck struck the woman around 6:30 p.m. as she walked into the street on Maytide Street, near Bethesda Street.

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The woman, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office as Tamara Pullen, 36, was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital. She was pronounced dead shortly after 7 p.m., Toler said.

It is unclear whether the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, but police said it was not a hit-and-run.

The accident remains under investigation.

WPXI