Woman hit by car on I-95 in Christiana, Del.

CHRISTIANA, Del. (WPVI) -- A woman was hit by a car after she got out of a vehicle on Interstate 95 in Christiana, Delaware on Friday afternoon.

It happened shortly before 2 p.m. in the southbound lanes near the Churchmans Road exit.

Investigators say the victim, only identified as a woman in her 20's, got out of a stopped vehicle and attempted to run across the lanes of the highway.

That's when she was hit by a black Honda.

She was rushed to the hospital with multiple injuries, including a possible broken leg.

There was no immediate word as to why the woman was trying to run across the highway.

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