A 56-year-old Frankford woman died Friday night after getting hit by a car while trying to cross the street in Frankford, according to Delaware State Police.

The crash occurred on Dupont Boulevard north of Berry Road around 10 p.m., police said.

The woman was trying to cross the south lanes of Dupont Boulevard and walked directly into the path of a car traveling in the right south lane, police said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not using a marked crosswalk and did not have any reflective clothing, police said.

The driver of the car, a 22-year-old man from Landenberg, Pennsylvania, and his passenger were not injured, police said. The driver was not impaired, police said.

The south lanes of DuPont Boulevard were closed for about three hours while the scene was investigated and cleared.

Police ask that anyone with information on the incident contact Cpl. J. Burns of the Troop 7 Collision Reconstruction Unit by calling (302) 644-5020.

Information may also be provided by calling Delaware crime stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or at delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.

Contact Brandon Holveck at bholveck@delawareonline.com or at (302) 324-2267.

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