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161 Shut Down After Vehicle Fatally Strikes Pedestrian

Irving Police Department officials closed part of state Highway 161 after two vehicles fatally struck a pedestrian overnight Sunday.

Officers responded to northbound Texas 161 at Walnut Hill Lane at about 11 p.m. Sunday and found a man dead in the road, police said.

Investigators said the man was walking in the road when he was struck by a tractor-trailer. They said he was later struck by a van.

Both vehicles stopped and remained with the man until officers arrived, police said. The man who was struck has not yet been identified. Police said they don't expect any charges to be filed against the drivers.

The road was reopened at about 3 a.m.

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