A woman in her 20s died Friday night after a vehicle hit her as she was crossing the street in the Central District, Seattle police spokesman Mark Jamieson said.

The accident occurred around 10 p.m. at the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and South Dearborn Street.

The woman was crossing 23rd Avenue South from east to west when a northbound vehicle on the same street struck her, Jamieson said.

Seattle fire medics rushed her to Harborview Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police officers investigating the accident, Jamieson said shortly before midnight.

Seattle P-I, January 5, 2008