LMPD: Man dies after being hit by car while trying to walk across Dixie Highway

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man died after being hit by a vehicle while trying to cross Dixie Highway Thursday evening.

Aaron Ellis, a spokesperson for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian around 8:30 p.m.

Police believe the man was trying to cross Dixie Highway at Bethany Lane. When he entered the road, Ellis said, he was hit by a passenger vehicle that was driving northbound on Dixie Highway.

Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. All parties involved remained on scene.

LMPD's Traffic Unit is investigating.

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