A man was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a semi-truck while walking in the roadway in Long Beach, authorities said.

According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers were called around 4:05 p.m. on Sept. 19 to the area of 67th Street and Paramount Boulevard for reports of a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. When officers arrived, they found an unconscious adult man lying in the street. Long Beach Fire Department personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Detectives with the department’s Collision Investigation Detail determined that the pedestrian had been walking northbound in the middle of the roadway, outside of a marked crosswalk, when a southbound 2019 International semi-truck struck him.

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