FORT WORTH, Texas - A man was struck and killed early Sunday morning after stepping out of his vehicle following a minor crash on a Fort Worth freeway, police said.
What we know:
Officers with the Central Division responded to the crash in the southbound lanes of the South Freeway near East Ripy Street just before 2 a.m.
According to investigators, an adult male had gotten out of his vehicle to inspect the damage from a minor crash when another vehicle struck him. The driver of the second vehicle left the scene but was later found and detained at another location, police said.
The pedestrian died at the scene. Authorities have not yet released his identity.
A separate crash happened directly behind the initial crash, though police noted the two incidents are unrelated. The occupants of the vehicles involved in the second crash were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Fort Worth Police Department's Traffic Investigation Unit responded to the scene and is leading the investigation into the fatal crash.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Fort Worth Police Department.