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Woman struck, killed by vehicles on Interstate 84 ramp

By Associated Press
Published: April 8, 2019, 9:23am

PORTLAND — A woman has died after officers said she was hit by multiple vehicles on the Interstate 84 eastbound ramp in Portland, Oregon.

KOIN reports responded to a welfare check of an injured person on the ramp from eastbound I-84 to northbound I-205 at 3:05 a.m. Monday The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The ramp was closed for several hours, but it reopened shortly before 7:30 a.m.

Investigators believe a semi-truck was among the vehicles that hit the pedestrian. Officials said the semi didn’t stop and the driver may not have been aware that they were involved.

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