FAIRFIELD — An 80-year-old Fairfield woman has succumbed to injuries she suffered Wednesday morning when she was reportedly struck by a car as she was attempting to cross a busy road in Fairfield.

According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Wanda Vaughan died after being struck shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday on West Delaware in Fairfield.

Police say Vaughan had started to walk across the roadway but hesitated and turned around moments before being struck by an eastbound passenger car.

Vaughan was transported from the scene to Fairfield Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.