BOSTON -- A woman in her 40's was struck by a car and dragged for a quarter-mile in Wakefield on Monday night.

The unidentified woman was sitting in the road when she was struck on Greenwood Street near the Melrose line at about 8:25 p.m., according to Wakefield police.

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Witnesses said that the woman was struck by a green or tan Audi with darkened windows that fled the area.

"Two cars hitting -- that's how loud the bang was and screaming," said Dorothy Richards of Wakefield.

Richards said that she rushed out after hearing the noise.

"Some neighbors who were taking a walk just saw a woman get hit by a car, and we believe she's dead," Laura Small said she they called 911.

The victim was pronounced dead at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Police are searching for the driver involved in the incident and looking for information to identify the driver.

"That's our plea -- is to see if someone is missing someone, call us right away," Wakefield Police Department Chief Richard Smith said. "It's going to help us a lot of we can (determine) who our victim is."

The victim is described as a heavy-set woman who is about 5-feet 5-inches. She was wearing a long sleeve white sweatshirt, jeans and brown hiking-type sneakers.