Man hit, killed after standing outside disabled car on I-75

CINCINNATI — A 47-year-old man standing outside a broken-down car on Interstate 75 died after being hit by another vehicle on Sunday.

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Officers and medics responded around 1:30 a.m. to reports of a crash on I-75 North near Mitchell Avenue, according to a Cincinnati Police spokesperson.

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When police arrived, they found a disabled Chevrolet Malibu on the right berm and two people were examining the vehicle.

A 30-year-old man driving a Honda Accord lost control, drove off the side of the road, and hit both the Chevy Malibu and the 47-year-old man near it, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.

Medics transported the 47-year-old man to University Hospital Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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