A woman has died after being hit by a grain truck Wednesday morning.

According to Capt. Jeff Wilson with the St. Joseph Police Department, around 10:40 a.m. in the area of Commercial Street and Garfield Avenue, a woman stepped onto the road and was hit by a grain truck. Capt. Wilson said the woman suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead not long after the incident.

(UPDATE Thurs 10 a.m.) According to police, the death has been ruled a suicide and no other information is being released at this time.