WBRZ - Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - A woman has died after being struck by a car overnight.

It happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 3900 block of Nicholson Drive.

Officers arrived to find a woman lying unresponsive in the roadway.

Officials say the driver of the vehicle was also at the scene.

EMS transported the woman to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Baton Rouge Police are investigating the accident.

The names of the driver and the victim have not yet been released.