Woman has died after being hit by car in west Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — A 71-year-old woman died after she was struck by a car Tuesday night in west Charlotte, police said.

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A Volkswagen Passat hit Lalla Habiba Alaoui Jamal at about 6:45 p.m. when she was trying to cross Beatties Ford Road close to the Brookshire Freeway, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department stated.

Jamal was taken to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She died shortly after 11 p.m., CMPD said Wednesday in a news release.

Jamal was not in a crosswalk, police said. The driver of the Volkswagen, who stayed on the scene, did not appear to be impaired and was not speeding, police said. She was not injured.

Beatties Ford Road was closed down for several hours during the crash investigation.

CMPD did not mention any charges in its news release.

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