A 21-year-old man was killed Monday morning after he was hit by a truck on Martin Luther King Jr Parkway near Fairfax Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers say the truck was heading north just after 9 a.m. when the pedestrian entered the roadway from the west side of the intersection.
The truck hit the man, who landed on the northbound shoulder.
Emergency responders arrived quickly, but the pedestrian died at the scene. The truck driver was not hurt, according to FHP.
The crash remains under investigation.