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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A female was hit and killed by a vehicle on Preston Highway on Sunday evening. 

A spokesperson with the Louisville Metro Police Department said the department's Seventh Division officers and Traffic Unit responded to a report of a pedestrian hit at 7100 Preston Highway, near Oaklawn Drive, around 7:30 p.m. 

Police believe a female, whose age and name was unknown, was crossing Preston Highway "in the middle of the block" when she was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. 

The investigation into the crash is ongoing. Police say the driver remained at the scene.

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