The GW Hatchet reports on what sounds like a gruesome scene in Washington Circle earlier today. An unidentified female pedestrian was struck and apparently pulled under the wheels of a large SUV sometime before noon.

Senior Larissa Pardo said she was on her way to work around 11 a.m. when she witnessed the incident, which she said occurred at the intersection of 23rd Street and Washington Circle.

“I thought it was a car hitting a trash can, and I looked over and I saw the back tires roll over this woman’s body,” she said. “She didn’t scream or anything, it was just me and this other woman started screaming and I called 911, but the hospital was right there. They just loaded her up on a stretcher.”

The Hatchet reports the driver did remain on the scene. The west side of Washington Circle was closed for a portion of the afternoon. No word on the victim’s condition, though witness reports indicate her injuries were serious.