[UPDATES BELOW] A group of good Samaritans did their best to try to save a 77-year-old woman who was struck by a livery cab driver in midtown Manhattan this morning, pinning her under the vehicle. However, the woman died at Bellevue Hospital.

Police say that the victim was crossing east to west at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 36th Street around 8:30 a.m. when she was struck by a livery cab driver making a left turn from 36th onto Madison. It's believed the woman was in the crosswalk.

The Post reports that she was "pinned under the vehicle in front of several shocked pedestrians, many of whom came rushing over to help. A group of about 10 people worked to lift the black sedan off of the bloodied woman and turned the vehicle onto its side." One of the good Samaritans explained, "There was no other way we could remove the lady from underneath the car, so we lifted the car. It’s pretty sad."

The livery cab driver remained at the scene and an NYPD spokesperson said no criminality was suspected at this time. The driver told the Post, "When I turned on the green light I didn’t see her." If that quote is accurate, the NYPD may have grounds to charge the driver with Failure to Yield under New York's Right-of-Way Law.

The investigation is ongoing.

Update: The NYPD identified the victim as Carol Dauplaise, who lived a few blocks away on East 38th Street.

Update 5 p.m.: The NYPD says the driver, 49-year-old Buddhi Gurung of Queens, has been arrested and charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.