ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police are investigating the death of an adult female pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the 1700 block of Lemay Ferry Road, authorities said.
The crash happened just before 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2026, when officers from the St. Louis County Police South County Precinct responded to a motor vehicle crash on Lemay Ferry Road, police said. When officers arrived, they found the pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle. She was taken to an area hospital for life-saving treatment, but later died and was pronounced deceased.
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St. Louis County Police Bureau of Crimes Against Persons and Accident Reconstruction detectives are conducting the death investigation, police said.
The preliminary investigation indicates a driver traveling southbound on Lemay Ferry Road rear-ended another vehicle, police said. After the impact, the striking vehicle left the roadway and hit the pedestrian, who was standing near a bus stop on southbound Lemay Ferry Road.
The driver of the striking vehicle, an adult female, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the vehicle that was rear-ended remained at the scene and was not injured.
Police said the investigation is active and preliminary details may change. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
