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Man struck, killed in Wilmington shopping center parking lot

Police said the crash took place at the East Gate Shopping Center.

A photo of the crime scene shared by Wilmington police on Twitter. Wilmington Police Department

By Clara McCourt

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A 79-year-old Tewksbury man died after he was struck by a car in a Wilmington parking lot Monday afternoon. 

Wilmington police said the crash happened about 1:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the East Gate Shopping Center.

Police said that the victim was struck while walking in the parking lot. The man was transported to the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington where he later died from his injuries.

The car’s driver, a 60-year-old Reading woman, remained on the scene, according to police. Neither the victim nor the driver has been publicly identified. 

Local and state police are currently investigating the incident.

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