Town of Tonawanda Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident. It happened around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on Niagara Falls Boulevard at Willow Ridge Drive.
Police say a female pedestrian died at the scene after she was struck by a light blue vehicle. Authorities say at this time, the drive is not facing charges.
The woman's name has not been released. The fatal accident tied up traffic along the busy stretch of the Boulevard this morning. Initially lanes both north and southbound were at Faragut Avenue were closed. But the lanes have since reopened.