According to Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker, a 2014 Dodge flatbed truck collided with a 78-year-old woman around 6:20 a.m. near 63 North Common Street. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity is not being released at this time.

A 78-year-old pedestrian died after a flatbed truck hit her near the town common in Lynn early Friday morning, authorities said. A 2014 Dodge flatbed truck hit an unnamed woman near 63 North Common St. around 6:20 a.m. Friday, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said in a statement.

A 78-year-old woman was killed by a flatbed truck in Lynn, with an investigation ongoing to determine the incident's circumstances.