JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A pedestrian was struck and killed early this morning.
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The Florida Highway Patrol said that the person was walking in the inside southbound lane on U.S.-1 and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway just north of 8th Street.
A car driving on the inside lane was unable to avoid the 36-year-old woman, who was walking on the highway. The front of the car struck the victim.
The pedestrian was then run over by another SUV that was approaching.
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The lady was pronounced dead on the scene. Both vehicles and drivers remained for police to arrive.
The latest traffic report indicates that all southbound lanes are blocked on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Get the latest traffic updates at Action News Jax.
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