Pedestrian killed on US 36

Posted: 12.03.2009 at 10:22 PM

Read more: State, Crime, Pedestrian Killed, Boulder, Us 36, Foothills Parkway

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police in Boulder say an accident that killed a pedestrian on U.S. 36 is expected to close part of the highway for several hours.

Investigators closed westbound lanes of the highway at Foothills Parkway after a westbound SUV struck a man around 8:20 p.m. Thursday, just west of the Foothills Parkway exit.

Investigators are trying to determine why the pedestrian was on the highway. His name and age weren't immediately available.

Police say several people in the SUV, including at least one child, were taken to the hospital. They were expected to survive.

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