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Pedestrian hit and killed by big rig on Highway 99 just south of Fresno

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a big rig on Highway 99 south of Fresno early Thursday, causing the lanes to be closed for a few hours.

The California Highway Patrol said the collision took place about 3:30 a.m. near the northbound Jensen Avenue offramp.

The two right-hand lanes were closed until about 6:15 a.m.

No information was available about why the pedestrian was in the roadway.

This story was originally published February 13, 2020 at 9:54 AM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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