ST. LOUIS – A woman is recovering in the hospital after a serious collision in which the other driver fled the scene on North Broadway Friday morning.
According to Fox 2 Now, the accident was reported at about 12:15 a.m. near the intersection of North Broadway and Portland Terrace.
Police believe a pickup truck collided with a white car at the intersection causing the female driver of the truck to be thrown from the vehicle. The driver and one passenger in the white car abandoned their vehicle and fled the scene on foot immediately after.
The woman was transported to a local hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
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