A driver struck and killed a man in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to police.
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In a statement, Anchorage police said officers responded to the crash near East 15th Avenue and Medfra Street at 7:53 a.m. Medics with the Anchorage Fire Department declared the man dead at the scene.
His name will be released once next-of-kin are notified, police said.
The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and no charges have been filed, according to police. Officers closed off a section of 15th Avenue for about four and a half hours as they investigated the collision.
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This is the seventh pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year, according to police reports. Last year, 15 people were struck and killed by vehicles in Anchorage.
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