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Louisville woman ejected from her vehicle in crash dies in hospital, police say

Police say the woman's vehicle had been struck in the rear by another vehicle traveling at high speeds. The woman died in hospital late Saturday night.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police say one woman is dead following a fatal crash Saturday evening. 

Officers with LMPD's Fourth Division and Traffic Unit responded to the single-vehicle accident around 9:30 p.m. on I-264 Eastbound. 

Police said that preliminary reports revealed that the woman was heading eastbound on I-264 when she lost control of her Chevy Cruze near the Taylor Boulevard exit.

LMPD said Sunday afternoon that the woman's vehicle had been struck from behind by another vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. 

"The impact," an LMPD spokesperson said. "Caused the woman to lose control of her vehicle, resulting in the car skidding off the road and flipping down the embankment"

The spokesperson said the woman was then ejected from the vehicle when it came to rest in the grassy median. It's unclear if she was wearing a seatbelt.

Police said the other driver continued heading eastbound on I-264 before striking a center concrete barrier.

LMPD said the woman was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition, but police said she died late Saturday night.

The woman, whose identity has not been released, was the sole occupant and only vehicle involved in the accident, police say.

LMPD's Traffic Unit is investigating the incident. 

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