Washington/IBNS: A 23-year-old Indian-origin woman has died after being struck by a Seattle police patrol vehicle in United States' South Lake Union, the Seattle police department said in a statement.

The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition after she was hit by the police patrol vehicle on Monday night.

The woman has been identified as Jaahnavi Kandula, The Seattle Times reported.

According to King County Medical Examiner's Office, the cause of death is multiple blunt force injuries.

Jaanhavi Kandula was a native of the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.

She was a student at the Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union and was on track to receive a master's degree in information systems this December, according to The Seattle Times report.