ORLANDO, Fla. — A busy road in downtown Orlando was shut down early Monday due to a deadly hit-and-run crash, according to police.
Just after 5 a.m., police and firefighters responded to the crash in the 900 block of South Orange Avenue.
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Firefighters said a pedestrian was killed after an apparent hit-and-run crash.
Officials closed Orange Avenue in both directions between Gore Street and Columbia Street.
TRAFFIC ALERT | Orange Ave. closed in both directions between Gore and Columbia near ORMC.
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The road reopened just before 8 a.m. Monday.
The pedestrian’s identity is not known.
Detectives are still on the scene investigating.
It is not known when the road will reopen.
No other details were available.
Watch Channel 9 Eyewitness News for live updates.
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