Police Chief David Provencher says a pedestrian died early Wednesday morning in the North End of New Bedford after being struck by a car.

The crash happened at Nash Road and Acushnet Avenue around 7:30am and is now under investigation by the accident reconstruction team.

According to Police, the unidentified female victim suffered significant injuries and was pronounced dead a short time later.  No other information is being released.

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