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Woman dies after being struck by NYC hit-and-run driver, then MTA bus

A young woman was killed after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver and then an MTA bus on the Upper West Side on Thursday night, police said.

The victim, believed to be in her 20s, was first hit by an unidentified dark vehicle traveling northbound on 3rd Avenue near East 96th Street shortly after 6 p.m., according to police.

The driver fled the scene and the woman was subsequently run over again, this time by an MTA bus, cops said.

She was taken by EMS to St. Luke’s Hospital where she was declared dead.

NYPD at scene of fatal hit and run accident at E 96th St and 3rd Ave in Manhattan
Peter Gerber
MTA bus that struck a pedestrian
Peter Gerber

The bus remained on the scene and no other injuries were reported, police said. The hit- and-run driver remains at large.