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Police: Woman, 77, Struck, Killed While Walking Down Flatbush Ave. In Park Slope

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are investigating an accident that left a 77-year-old female pedestrian dead on Monday afternoon.

At 12:25 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck at Flatbush and Atlantic avenues in Park Slope.

Upon arrival, police determined that the victim -- later identified as Winnifred Matthias -- was struck by a 2013 dump truck as it traveled northbound on Flatbush Avenue.

The driver of the truck remained on the scene.

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