LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police (LMPD) said a woman is dead after she was hit by two vehicles on Bardstown Road early Thursday morning.
According to a release from LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell, officers responded to a report of a person down on Bardstown Rd. near Meadow Dr. near the Bon Air neighborhood just before 3 a.m.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the woman as 29-year-old Kayla Johnson.
Witnesses at the scene said Johnson was trying to cross the street when she was hit by an unknown vehicle. A second vehicle, described as an SUV, also hit the woman while she was in the street.
She was taken to the hospital where she later died.
Mitchell said Johnson was wearing dark clothes and was not crossing the road at an intersection. He also said the area was poorly lit.
Neither of the vehicles stayed at the scene.
The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating this incident. If you have any information about either of the vehicles involved, you can leave an anonymous tip by calling 574-LMPD (5673) or through this online form.
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