INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman was killed in a crash Thursday morning on Indianapolis' northeast side.
The single-vehicle crash happened around 6:30 a.m., near the intersection of 25th Street and Mitthoeffer Road.
A spokesperson with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant on 25th Street, uprooting it. The car landed 100 feet away, striking two trees.
The female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. He lost a limb in the crash.
Police say speed was a factor in the crash and the road was slick.
The victim has not been identified.
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