A West Chester University student was hit and killed by a driver in the early morning hours Sunday, authorities said this week.
The student, who has not been identified by police or the university, was struck in the 300 block of South High Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, West Chester police said in a statement Sunday evening.
The student, who was a pedestrian, was taken to Paoli Hospital, and died there several hours later.
“We are deeply saddened about this tragedy and know that this news will be hard for a number of those in our Golden Ram family,” Jasmine H. Buxton, vice president for the university’s student affairs, said in a message to the campus and shared with the Inquirer. “We grieve over the loss of our student with their family, friends, and everyone who knew them.”
The driver of the car was identified, and police are continuing to investigate, authorities said.