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Officials: 70-year-old woman visiting Outer Banks hit, killed by fire truck

Dare County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating after a Chicamacomico Fire Department pickup truck ran over a 70-year-old woman in Rodanthe.

RODANTHE, N.C. — The Dare County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a Chicamacomico Fire Department pickup truck ran over a 70-year-old woman in Rodanthe, N.C. on Saturday.

Officials say the Dare County Sheriff's Office and the National Park Service responded to a CPR in progress call in the area of Corbina Drive around 2:30 p.m.

EMS pronounced the 70-year-old woman dead at the scene. A spokesperson from the Dare County Sheriff's Office says she was visiting the area, but we haven't received word yet on where she was from.

Officials say the truck was exiting the beach using the access at the end of the road when the accident occurred. 

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