Woman struck and killed by dump truck on Route 495 Tuesday morning

WEEHWAWKEN — Media reports said that a woman was struck and killed by a dump truck making a turn in Weehawken Tuesday morning on the Route 495 West service road near Park Avenue. The area was not far from the roads leading to the Lincoln Tunnel. Some of the area traffic was detoured as a result.

The victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center.

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