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Woman hit by truck while walking to play Bingo in Norwood

NORWOOD, Mass. — A woman was on her way to play Bingo when she was hit by a pick-up truck in Norwood Sunday.

The incident was reported on Washington Street.

Boston 25 News learned the woman, who was in her 60s, was flown to a Boston hospital.

Police say it’s a very busy street.

“We have a lot of pedestrian traffic,” Sgt. Sarah Lyden, of the Norwood Police Department, said. “It’s a highly-traveled road. There’s a lot of businesses up here. There are a lot of people crossing the street on their own.”

Police said the woman was not in a crosswalk when she was hit.

The driver of the truck stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police.

The woman’s condition is currently unknown.

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