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Pedestrian crossing street near Fresno High School killed after getting hit by car

A female victim was killed while crossing a street near Fresno High School on Wednesday morning.

The victim was walking north across McKinley Avenue near Harrison Avenue when she was struck by a passing motorist driving west around 8 a.m., police said.

UPDATE: Victim identified by coroner’s office

Officers at the scene could not immediately confirm the general age of the victim, whether she was a woman or a girl.

The driver stopped and was cooperative with officers, police said.

McKinley was closed for the investigation from Palm Avenue to west of Harrison, which is about a half-mile, police said. It remained closed for several hours.

Fresno police on the scene of a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian near McKinley and Harrison avenues in Central Fresno Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Fresno police on the scene of a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian near McKinley and Harrison avenues in Central Fresno Wednesday, April 27, 2022. THADDEUS MILLER tmiller@fresnobee.com

This story was originally published April 27, 2022 at 8:40 AM with the headline "Pedestrian crossing street near Fresno High School killed after getting hit by car."

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Joshua Tehee
The Fresno Bee
Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, writing on a wide range of topics from police, politics and weather, to arts and entertainment in the Central Valley.
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