SAN ANTONIO – The eastbound main lanes of Interstate 10 northwest of downtown have reopened after a woman was fatally struck by a VIA Metropolitan Transit van, authorities said.
The crash happened around 4 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 10 at Woodlawn Avenue, which is located near Fredericksburg Road.
As of 7:30 a.m., according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the lanes have since reopened.
San Antonio police said the woman was walking across the interstate when she was struck by the vehicle. VIA Metropolitan Transit later confirmed with KSAT that it was a VIAtrans van that hit the woman.
According to a VIA spokesperson, no passengers were aboard the van when the incident happened.
The driver of the van remained on the scene and contacted EMS officials for assistance, SAPD said.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the woman’s identity, as well as her cause and manner of death.
SAPD said its investigation is ongoing. Further information was not readily available.
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