Updated on Sept. 21 at 1:47 p.m.
Tucson police responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision on Tuesday evening near Broadway Boulevard involving serious injuries.
The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. on North Pantano Road and East Broadway Boulevard.
Both a man and a woman pedestrian in their 30s were taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
The woman sustained life-threatening injuries. She succumbed to her injuries shortly after arriving at the hospital and was pronounced dead.
Officers identified her as 39-year-old Cecilia Nicole Sanchez. Next of kin was notified.
According to TPD, the pedestrians were trying to cross Pantano Road from west to east in the northbound lanes when a silver 2013 Toyota RAV4 struck them as it was turning left from eastbound Broadway Boulevard onto northbound Pantano Road.
The driver, a woman in her 80s, immediately stopped after the collision and cooperated with the investigation. She was not impaired at the time of the collision.
TPD believes the pedestrians were crossing in the crosswalk.
Officers are trying to determine the phase of the traffic signal at the time of the collision.
The investigation is ongoing. No arrests or citations have been issued.
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The Tucson Police Department responded to a Pedestrian hit near Broadway Boulevard.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at the intersection of East Broadway Boulevard and South Pantano Road.
According to TPD, both a man and woman were transported to the hospital.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area and find an alternate route.
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