FHP: Pedestrian fatally struck by truck on State Road 528

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash in Orange County.

Emergency crews arrived on the scene near Bithlo around 8 p.m. on Thursday.  The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of State Road 528 at mile marker 27 and involved a truck that struck a pedestrian.

The male pedestrian was pronounced deceased on the scene troopers said.  Westbound lanes were shut down for the investigation, an FHP spokesperson told FOX 35 News. 

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