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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One person died in a crash that shut down one side of I-65 in southern Indiana Thursday night.

It happened at about 10:30 p.m. on I-65 North in Jackson County, just past the Union County Exit.

According to Indiana State Police, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado got stuck in the median, and the driver, 55-year-old David Buchanan of Michigan, got out and started walking along the road.

As he was walking in the northbound lanes, Buchanan was hit by a Jeep. He died as a result of his injuries.

Police say toxicology results are pending on both Buchanan and the driver of the Jeep.

Indiana State Police closed all northbound lanes for a couple of hours while troopers investigated.

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