70-year-old man fatally struck on Downtown Connector, police say

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70-year-old man struck and killed on I-75

The crash shut down the highway for hours.

Atlanta police said a vehicle killed a pedestrian on Saturday morning on the Downtown Connector.

Police said someone reported the collision at around 6:34 a.m. on Saturday. 

Officers went to I-75/85 southbound near Pryor Road and found an unconscious 70-year-old man, who Atlanta Fire & Rescue pronounced dead at the scene. 

Police said the vehicle that hit him wasn't there. Investigators think the car was moving south on I-75/85 when it hit the man while he was in the roadway. 

Accident investigators responded to determine what happened. 

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