Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Dead After Incident On Hartford Highway: Reports

The pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday night.

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a vehicle on a Hartford highway.
A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a vehicle on a Hartford highway. (Patch Graphics)

HARTFORD, CT — A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on a Hartford interstate highway, according to multiple reports.

WFSB Channel 3 reports the incident happened on Interstate 91 South just before 8:35 p.m.

This, according to WTNH Channel 8, resulted in the highway being shut down at Exit 33, with the roadway only being reopened at 1 a.m. early Wednesday morning.

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The identity of the pedestrian has not been released.

No further information was available.

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