FHP: Woman, 59, pushing wheelchair killed after being hit by car
ORLANDO, Fla. - A 59-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a car while crossing the street with a wheelchair in Orange County.
This happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the woman was pushing a wheelchair across State Road 436 near Old Cheney Highway but was not in a crosswalk or at an intersection. A woman driving a Chevy Malibu northbound on S.R. 436 struck the other woman.
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The 59-year-old woman died at Winter Park Hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
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