Rescue Squad Units Respond to Pedestrian Struck on River Road

A 76-year-old woman was struck while crossing River Road near Little Falls Parkway at about 2:30 on a weekday afternoon.  Rescue Squad 741 arrived on scene immediately after units from Glen Echo and found a woman lying in the middle of the roadway with significant traumatic injuries.  They immediately began resuscitation efforts. 

When the medic unit arrived on scene, they moved her to the unit, where the medic crew continued treatment.  The patient was transported to the trauma center at Suburban Hospital where she died a few hours later.

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