[See the updated report posted at 1:45-p.m., Saturday]

(DeWitt, Iowa) – A woman who was standing in the traveled portion of U-S Highway 61 southbound in Clinton County, Friday evening, died after she was struck by a pickup truck. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2020 Ford Escape SUV was disabled on left lane of the highway near mile-marker 148.

The woman and the SUV were struck by a 2012 Chevy Silverado pickup that was traveling in the left lane, after she and another occupant of the vehicle had exited the SUV. The woman died at the scene. Another person was injured and transported to Genesis East Medical Center, in Davenport.

The accident happened at around 5:25-p.m., near DeWitt. After the collision, the pickup came to rest in the west ditch, and the SUV came to rest in the median.  No names were released at the time of the report. The accident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department and Dewitt Police.