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Woman Ran Over While Asking For Help In Western Mass Hit-Run Crash: Police

A woman police believe was trying to flag down passing motorists to get help was hit by a car that kept driving afterward. 

East Longmeadow Police

East Longmeadow Police

Photo Credit: East Longmeadow Police on Facebook

The crash happened Thursday, Nov. 16, just before 9 p.m. near Elm Street and Hanward Hill. Officers received a report of a woman in the road that had been hit by a vehicle, East Longmeadow police said. 

Investigators said her car had run out of gas, and she was trying to get help when she was struck. The car, believed to be a Mercedes, kept driving after the wreck, police said. The vehicle would have front-end damage near or on the grill. 

Paramedics rushed the woman to Baystate Medical Center. Police did not know the extent of her injuries Friday afternoon. 

Investigators ask anyone with information to contact them at 413-525-5440.

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