MIAMI (WSVN) - Florida Highway Patrol responded to the express lanes of Interstate 95 after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle.

On Thursday morning, emergency crews shut down all northbound lanes of I-95, just before the 79th Street exit, as they helped clear the scene.

According to police, the driver of a white Toyota SUV was traveling on the highway when a woman was trying to cross the roadway. The car collided with the woman and, she died on the scene as a result of her injuries.

The northbound I-95 lanes have since reopened.

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