ATLANTA — Multiple lanes were closed on the Downtown Connector after a person was hit and killed Monday afternoon, according to Georgia State Patrol.
GSP said the person was walking on the shoulder of the interstate when they tried to cross all seven lanes of traffic on I-75/85 Northbound expressway at 14th Street. The person was struck and killed by a Nissan Frontier pickup truck as they walked into the fifth lane of traffic, troopers said.
The driver who initially hit the person stayed on scene and is cooperating with investigators. The person was hit by a second driver who continued to drive away from the scene, GSP added.
According to GDOT, the person was struck just before 1 p.m. All lanes were reopened just after 3 p.m. 11Alive SkyTracker flew over the scene, where you could see heavy traffic as crews worked.
Atlanta Police said they also responded to the scene and its Accident Investigations Unit is working to determine the circumstances surrounding what happened.
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