A woman has died and another has been hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a fleeing driver in Pico Rivera, authorities said Monday.

The crash happened at 11:22 p.m. Sunday near Rooks Road and Rose Hill Road, according to the Sheriff’s Information Office.

The two victims were walking south with another woman on the Rooks Road sidewalk when two of them were struck by a vehicle also traveling south on Rooks Road, authorities said.

The vehicle fled the scene and continued south on Rooks Road toward Rose Hills Road and out of sight.

One of the women died at the scene while the other was hospitalized with serious injuries. The third woman was not injured.

Authorities did not provide additional information about the suspect.

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