A woman in a wheelchair was hit and killed in South San Jose late Monday night, according to the police department.
The collision occurred at about 9:40 p.m. in the area of Chesbro Avenue and Blossom Hill Road, where the woman was struck and injured by a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer SUV while crossing Blossom Hill, police said.
The woman was in a marked crosswalk, crossing against a red light, police said.
The woman was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and subsequently pronounced dead, police said.
The man driving the SUV remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said.
It's the 45th fatal crash on San Jose streets this year and the 24th pedestrian death, police said.
The identity of the victim was not released and is pending notification of family.
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Anyone with information on the collision investigation should contact Detective Leslie of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 4264@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.
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