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This Tractor Trailer Crushed Woman In Flatbush And Fled: NYPD

Police released photos of the 18-wheel tractor trailer that ran over 67-year-old Linda Douglass in Flatbush Wednesday morning.

Cops say this 18-wheeler crushed Linda Douglas in Flatbush Wednesday morning.
Cops say this 18-wheeler crushed Linda Douglas in Flatbush Wednesday morning. (NYPD)

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Police released photos of the 18-wheel tractor trailer that crushed a Brooklyn woman in Flatbush then sped away.

The massive blue truck rammed into Linda Douglas, 67, as she crossed Flatbush Avenue near Nostrand Avenue shortly before 5 a.m., Wednesday morning, police said.

The driver sped away and medics found Douglas dead at the intersection, according to police.

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Anyone with information about the truck or its driver is asked to contact police.

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