COLONIE — The 54-year-old woman died Monday after being struck by a pickup truck Monday morning as she crossed Central Avenue on foot.

A 2009 Dodge pickup truck hit the unidentified woman at 10:40 a.m. as she tried to cross the thoroughfare near Vly Road, police said. The woman's death was announced before 3 p.m.

The driver, 54-year-old William Warner of Schenectady, stopped immediately, and alcohol and speed have been ruled out as factors for the driver, police said.

The woman was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where she died from her injuries. Her name is being withheld while police notify family members.

Any witnesses are asked to call Colonie police at 518-783-2744.

Central Avenue, also known as Route 5, is notoriously dangerous for pedestrians. Over the past several years, the Times Union has reported in depth on pedestrian deaths along the 15-mile expanse of the roadway, which stretches from Albany to Schenectady, and the measures taken to promote driver and pedestrian safety.

Based on a Times Union analysis of traffic fatalities on Central Avenue going back to 2009, an average of two pedestrians a year have been killed on the road. Between 2009 and 2013 alone, roughly 300 people were injured on Route 5, data showed.

In 2014, the state Department of Transportation announced a series of upgrades intended to improve pedestrian safety on the road, including the installation of improved crossing signals, as well as stepped-up education and enforcement efforts.