BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – A pedestrian was fatally injured after being struck by two cars in Hackensack on Thursday evening, according to NJ.com.
A woman was crossing Polifly Road at about 7 p.m. when the accident happened. She was first struck by a driver in a black SUV that had darkly-tinted windows, who immediately fled the scene. A second vehicle was unable to avoid the victim but stopped and cooperated with authorities.
The woman died at the scene. Her identity has been withheld as of yet.
An investigation is ongoing and police are actively searching for the black SUV in order to identify the hit-and-run driver.
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