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Coroner: Woman dies after being hit by semi-tractor-trailer while walking down I-71 N

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Posted at 6:47 AM, Jun 29, 2024

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The woman who was hit by a semi-tractor-trailer on Interstate 71 early Saturday morning has died, according to the coroner's office.

The coroner has identified the woman as 26-year-old Andrea Campbell.

At approximately 2:20 a.m., deputies responded to the northbound lanes of I-71 near the Norwood Lateral and Kennedy Road.

Investigators found that a semi-tractor-trailer was driving north on I-71 when it struck Campbell who was walking in the lanes of the interstate, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office said she was wearing all dark clothing and the interstate had no lights in the area of the crash.

Campbell was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff's office also said it's unknown where she entered the interstate and no broken-down cars were nearby.

All northbound lanes of I-71 were shut down for roughly four hours while deputies investigated.

The sheriff's office said the crash remains under investigation.

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