1 dead, 1 with life-threatening injuries after being thrown from moped during Greensboro crash on US 29 South near Florida Street, police say

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – One person is dead and another is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a moped was hit by a vehicle in Greensboro on Tuesday, according to a Greensboro Police Department news release.

Around 10:09 p.m., officers responded to US 29 South near Florida Street when they were told a vehicle hit the back of a moped.

Arriving officers found two victims who had been thrown from the moped.

One of them, a female, was pronounced dead. The other, a male, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police say.

Officers found the vehicle they believe hit the two people on the moped and left the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000. Residents can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous.

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