Crime & Safety

Woman Hit by Truck Near Woburn City Hall Dies

BREAKING: The woman and another male victim were struck by a truck on Common Street on Nov. 1

WOBURN, MA — A woman who was struck by a truck near Woburn City Hall has died from her injuries, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office and Woburn Police Chief Robert Ferullo.

Denise Hirschel, 67, was pronounced dead on Nov. 5 after she and another Boston man were struck by a commercial truck on Nov. 1 on Common Street in Woburn. She was transported to Lahey Clinic, where she was later pronounced dead.

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The male victim, 71, was subsequently released from the hospital. The driver of the truck remained on the scene of the crash.

No charges have been filed, and the crash remains under investigation.

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