Atlanta

Man hit, killed by vehicle along busy northeast Atlanta road

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash that happened Monday morning.

Officers responded to 1058 Lindbergh Drive on Monday morning and found a man who had been hit by a vehicle.

The victim, who has not been identified, died at the scene while waiting at a bus stop.

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The driver stayed on the scene. The tires of the driver’s truck popped during the incident, when the vehicle jumped the curb.

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That’s when the truck hit the victim, who was knocked about 30 to 40 feet away and died.

Police sprayed paint on the sidewalk to mark the driver’s path. The truck was heading west on Lindbergh when the crash happened, around 5:15 a.m.

It took four hours for the road to reopen and the scene to clear.

Neither the victim nor the driver have been identified by police.

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