A 39-year-old woman who got out of a vehicle that pulled over on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Monday was hit by a box truck and suffered severe leg injuries, authorities say.
It wasn't immediately clear why the vehicle had pulled over, whether she had a flat tire or another issue, in the southbound lanes at Rosedale Avenue just before exit 4 in Soundview around 2 a.m.
Cops say she got out of the car at some point and the truck hit her. The driver stayed at the scene.
The woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition but is expected to survive, police said.
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She has not been identified. Traffic was heavily impacted in the area through the morning.
No charges have been filed. The investigation is ongoing.
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