UPDATED: Woman Killed Crossing Murrieta Street

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information from police.

A woman died Friday when she was trying to cross a Murrieta road, and was struck by a semi-truck, Patch has learned.

According to Fire Chief Matt Shobert, a woman was in the intersection of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Madison Avenue when she was struck Friday morning. That's near the Walmart, south of Interstate 15.

According to a Murrieta Police Sgt. Jay Froboese, the woman was using the crosswalk when she was struck, at around 8:55 a.m.  She was trying to cross from the southeast corner of Murrieta Hot Springs Road and Madison, to the northeast corner of that same intersection— walking away from the Walmart.

Police on scene said it's believed the truck was a cement truck.

"As she stepped off the curb walking north, a Freightliner semi truck and trailer combination making a right turn from northbound Madison Avenue to eastbound Murrieta Hot Springs Road struck her knocking her to the ground," Froboese said.  "The female adult ended up under the truck's trailers and was deceased upon the police departments arrival."

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According to the sergeant, no arrests have been made in this case, as the fault has not been determined, and the investigation is ongoing.

"Traffic officers are interviewing a number of witnesses who saw the collision," he said.

Murrieta police on scene told Patch it's believed a cement truck hit the woman.

The woman's identity is being withheld, pending notification of next of kin.




Murrieta Patch will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.