HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A 70-year-old man is dead after an accident this morning in west Houston. We're told a pedestrian and a vehicle are involved.
The accident happened in the 5900 block of West Bellfort Avenue around 6am.
Police say the driver of a gold Ford Explorer, traveling northbound on Hillcroft, passed through the West Bellfort intersection and struck the man who has not been identified. The man had left a grassy median and attempted to cross Hillcroft. Police say he was not in a crosswalk.
Houston police say the driver remained at the scene and was questioned and released. Police say it appears the pedestrian is at fault.
Man, 70, killed by car in west Houston
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