Woman struck and killed by car near MARC train tracks in Gaithersburg

Raw video from the scene. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
A person was struck and killed by a car Tuesday morning in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
A person was struck and killed by a car Tuesday morning in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
MARC train traffic was halted Tuesday morning following a fatal crash. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
MARC train traffic was halted Tuesday morning following a fatal crash. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
Authorities are on the scene where a pedestrian was struck in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Tuesday. (Courtesy Montgomery County police)
Authorities are on the scene where a pedestrian was struck in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Tuesday. (Courtesy Montgomery County police)
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A person was struck and killed by a car Tuesday morning in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
MARC train traffic was halted Tuesday morning following a fatal crash. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
Authorities are on the scene where a pedestrian was struck in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Tuesday. (Courtesy Montgomery County police)

WASHINGTON — A woman was struck and killed by a car Tuesday morning while crossing the street near MARC train tracks in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Montgomery County police said.

Li Zhang, 52, of North Potomac, was struck by a Nissan Rogue while crossing South Summit Avenue at Wells Avenue around 6:45 a.m.

She died at the scene.

The driver of the Rogue left the scene but returned a short time later.

She has been identified as Abidemi Etabuno D. Udah, 29, of Gaithersburg. She wasn’t injured.

The fatal collision had stopped all MARC trains for a portion of the morning commute.

Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Below is a map of the area where the incident happened.

WTOP’s Joslyn Chesson contributed to this report.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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