SUMTER, S.C. — One woman is dead and another person is in the hospital after the two were hit while walking on Broad Street in Sumter.

According to Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker, the woman killed was Ashton Marie Galloway , 32. Another pedestrian was struck and taken to the hospitial. The driver of the truck was also taken to the hospital.

According to Master Trooper William Bennett, the accident happened Wednesday when a 2017 GMC pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Broad Street and Galloway and the other pedestrian were struck by the truck.

Galloway died at the scene. The driver of the truck and the other pedestrian were transported to a local hospital.

The accident remains under investigation.

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