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Pedestrian Fatally Hit By Truck Near Hingham Courthouse

HINGHAM (AP/CBS) — A woman has died after she was hit by a pickup truck outside a courthouse on the South Shore.

Police said 56-year-old Heidi Folsom of Bridgewater was struck at about 11:14 a.m. Monday in front of the Hingham District Courthouse.

Police say she was hit by a Ford F350 truck traveling north on George Washington Boulevard. The name of the driver, a 23-year-old Hingham man, has not been released.

Folsom died after being taken to a hospital. She was in court Monday for a matter that was continued to a date in January.

Police say they're still investigating what caused the collision and haven't filed any citations or charges against the driver.

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