Young woman killed in hit-and-run in Adelaide's north-east
The woman was struck on North East Road at Hillcrest, near Forbes Street and a service station, on Tuesday night.
Emergency services attended the scene at about 11pm.
"Sadly, there was nothing police or paramedics could do, and the 20-year-old woman from Greenacres was pronounced deceased,"
police said.
Major Crash investigators have examined the scene and spoken to witnesses, who reported that a silver sedan was involved.
Police said the car did not stop and they were now urging the driver to come forward.
Police have asked for any other witnesses — as well as drivers with dashcam footage, "including of the woman's presence on the roadway before the fatal crash" — to contact them.
They are also seeking CCTV footage and have asked anyone with information about the car, which they said could now have front-end damage, to contact Crime Stoppers.
The woman was the 29th person killed on the state's roads this year.
Her death came just hours after a 17-year-old boy from Gawler Belt suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on Haydon Road at Kangaroo Flat.
Police said the young driver hit a heavy roller parked on the roadside.
The boy was flown to hospital.
Major Crash investigators are examining the circumstances of the incident.
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