BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - The Bellevue Police Department has named the pedestrian that was hit and killed Tuesday evening.

The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 75 near Cornhusker Road.

An initial investigation reveled that a concrete truck was northbound on Highway 75, also known as the JFK Freeway, when a person was struck.

In a release, 17-year-old O’Dell Jackson, of Bellevue, was named as the pedestrian. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wednesday morning, Bellevue East High School confirmed that Jackson was a senior there.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our students. Bellevue Public Schools extends our heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of O’Dell during this difficult time.

The incident is under investigation, BPD say

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