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HAZLETON — City police said a 79-year-old woman died from injuries sustained when she was struck by a vehicle at Fulton Court and Walnut Street Monday morning.

Police said the woman, whose name is being withheld pending notification of her family, was struck by a vehicle driven by a 23-year-old man just after 9 a.m.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by Luzerne County Deputy Coroner Jeffrey Stock.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Hazleton police at 570-459-4940.