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Trash truck backing up hits 69-year-old Shawnee woman

A trash truck driver backing up in a dead-end street struck a 69-year-old woman in the 6500 block of Halsey Street in Shawnee Tuesday. She was being treated in an area hospital. This Google Maps image was captured in October, 2014.
A trash truck driver backing up in a dead-end street struck a 69-year-old woman in the 6500 block of Halsey Street in Shawnee Tuesday. She was being treated in an area hospital. This Google Maps image was captured in October, 2014. Google Maps

A trash truck backing up on a dead-end street in Shawnee struck a 69-year-old woman Tuesday morning, according to police.

The woman was being treated in a hospital, police said. She was walking in the 6500 block of Halsey Street shortly before 10 a.m. when she was hit.

The driver of the truck, a 37-year-old Tonganoxie man, and the truck company were cooperating with the investigation, police said.

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