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Pedestrian struck, killed in front of Gwinnett Medical Center

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Lawrenceville police were investigating a pedestrian fatality early Thursday in front of Gwinnett Medical Center.

The person was struck by a car and killed before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Duluth Highway and Medical Center Boulevard.

Lawrenceville police dispatchers confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the person had died.

Duluth Highway remained blocked in both directions just south of Ga. 316. at 7:15 a.m.

The incident was the second fatal pedestrian accident in Gwinnett County in three days.

Early Tuesday, a man was struck and killed on the ramp from Ga. 20 to I-85 northbound.