VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man was killed early Tuesday when he was hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 95 in Volusia County while trying to cross the northbound lanes, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said crash happened around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday near mile marker 274.
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According to the FHP, a 28-year-old Cocoa man was traveling south on I-95 when his vehicle left the roadway and hit a guardrail.
Officials said the man then tried to cross the northbound lanes when he was hit by a semi-truck traveling north.
The man was pronounced dead as a result of the crash.
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The driver of the semi-truck, a 55-year-old Jacksonville man, was uninjured.
The crash remains under investigation.