LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 73-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in Lincoln County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, troopers responded to the crash on NC 27 near Long Circle. Officials said a 2013 Toyota Sienna was going east on NC 27 when it hit the woman who was in the roadway.
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The woman, 73-year-old Maudie Rhinehart, from Iron Station, was killed at the scene. Highway Patrol said she was wearing dark clothing, and the roadway was not lit.
The driver of the Toyota, a 29-year-old woman, was not injured…