La Mirada~An 86 year-old La Mirada woman was killed this morning while attempting to cross Rosecrans Avenue.

Amparo Garcia was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 40-year-old male traveling eastbound.

She was attempting to walk north across the street from Jacana Drive, according to Sgt. Anthony Fernandez of the Norwalk Sheriff's Station.

The incident occurred around 7 a.m. and the driver stayed at the scene. He was not detained and has been cooperating with authorities while an investigation continues.

We received numerous reports from our Twitter followers with the first coming at 7:12 a.m. from @iqmet and 12 minutes later @mandibeezkneez reported the accident.

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