Pedestrian in wheelchair struck and killed at Woodward Avenue and Coolidge Highway in Royal Oak, Michigan
Woman in wheelchair hit by vehicle, killed in Royal Oak after falling into road
Police said the 50-year-old Detroit woman who was in a wheelchair fell forward into the road in the area of Woodward Avenue and Coolidge Highway just after 3:10 p.m.
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