ST. GEORGE — A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 500 North and Bluff Street Friday night, St. George Police said.
Northbound Bluff Street is closed between 400 and 600 North and is being re-routed, and one southbound lane is closed.
“This incident is not unlike the one that happened a few nights ago where a female was struck,” St. George Police Sgt. Tyrell Bangerter told St. George News at the scene. “This one is a male individual – appeared to be crossing the south side of the intersection and was struck by a pickup truck traveling northbound.”
The pedestrian, who was described as being in his mid-30s, died at the scene due to his injuries.
“We’re trying to sort through exactly what happened,” Bangerter said, adding that the pickup driver was on scene and cooperating with authorities. “But initial reports indicate that the light was red for the vehicle and that they were traveling through against a red light and struck the pedestrian.”
According to the St. George Police Department social media post:
Obviously, we need you to stay away from this area and avoid it. Please respect the situation and let us do our job safely without distraction. We also ask that you refrain from all criticism and wait for more information. This will be an active investigation with the St. George Police Dept. Accident Reconstruction Team leading the investigation.
Friday night’s incident occurred in essentially the same location as a fatal pedestrian-vehicle crash that happened Wednesday.
Wednesday’s incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. with officers and emergency personnel dispatched to the intersection of Bluff Street and North 500 West on a report of a crash involving a female pedestrian who was struck by a pickup truck.
Police said he woman was reportedly struck while crossing Bluff Street and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Accident Reconstruction Team was on site again to investigate Friday’s fatal incident.
No further details were available. This is a developing story.
Updated at 10:20 p.m., Nov. 3: Adds comments from Bangerter on scene of Friday incident.
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