Law enforcement officers examine the intersection of Blackberry Avenue and East Division Street after a pedestrian was fatally injured there on Saturday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Law enforcement officers examine the intersection of Blackberry Avenue and East Division Street after a pedestrian was fatally injured there on Saturday. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Pedestrian dies after she was hit by car in Forks

FORKS ­— A 60-year-old pedestrian from Missouri was fatally hurt when she was hit by a car in Forks at about 11:20 a.m. today.

The woman, who was not identified because her next-of-kin have not been notified, was badly injured and died at Forks Community Hospital, according to Sgt. Mike Rowley of the Forks Police Department.

The woman was hit while in a crosswalk at the intersection of Blackberry Avenue and East Division Street, according to the preliminary investigation, Rowley said, adding that the collision was at low speed.

“As far as we’re aware, the driver was not impaired,” he said.

Investigating officers said the driver of the auto was an elderly woman who was alone in the car.

The driver was not hurt, Rowley said.

Police did not identify the driver.

The collision remained under investigation on Saturday afternoon.

Investigators from the Forks Police Department, Clallam County Sheriff’s Department and State Highway Patrol responded to the scene.

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