HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man is dead after he was hit and killed by an Amazon truck on Highway 6 in southwest Houston, according to police.
The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. Monday. Highway 6 northbound between Westpark and Richmond was closed as officers investigated the deadly crash. It has since reopened.
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Houston police said an Amazon Prime truck hit and killed a man who was standing in the middle of the roadway.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
That stretch of Highway 6 is dark in the area, investigators noted.
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The Amazon driver stopped at the scene and was cooperating with police, investigators said.
Police said it's unclear why the pedestrian was standing in the middle of a moving lane of traffic.