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Police release details about fatal pedestrian crash on Downtown Connector

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  January 24, 2024 3:43pm EST
Atlanta
FOX 5 Atlanta

Deadly pedestrian crash in Downtown Connector

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Wednesday morning in the Downtown Connector in Atlanta. The incident snarled traffic for hours.

ATLANTA - A fatal crash involving a pedestrian shut down all northbound lanes of the Downtown Connector early Wednesday morning.

Officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation tell FOX 5 the crash happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Interstate 75/85 before University Avenue.

Medical personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene, according to Atlanta Police Department.

All northbound lanes were initially blocked. Traffic finally began moving again around 8:30 a.m.

On Wednesday afternoon, Atlanta police released more information about the incident.

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They say the preliminary investigation indicates a 32-year-old male was in the HOV lane when a Ford Explorer traveling southbound struck him. The impact resulted in the pedestrian being projected over the median wall and into the HOV lane on the northbound side where he was struck by a motor coach bus.

Both drivers stayed on the scene. It is still unknown why the man was on the interstate.