Pedestrian dies after being hit by a truck overnight on I-70

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man has died in a crash that caused the closure of Interstate 70 overnight in O’Fallon, Missouri.

Missouri State Highway Patrol said the incident happened around 12:27 a.m. Sunday on westbound I-70. O’Fallon Police said it happened on I-70 near Bryan Road, and that I-70 would be closed for several hours. As of the time of publication, the road has reopened.

A 40-year-old man was driving a pickup truck on I-70. A pedestrian in dark clothing was standing in the third lane of the highway. The truck hit the pedestrian, and the truck then began to skid and came to a stop on the right shoulder of the road.

The pedestrian, a 44-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.