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Man struck, killed walking on highway in Newburyport

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — A man was killed in Newburyport Sunday morning when a car struck him on Route 95 south.

The crash happened near Exit 57 around 2:35 a.m. Police said a 66-year-old woman from Kittery Point, Maine was driving a Jeep Renegade southbound when she hit a pedestrian standing in the second travel lane.

The pedestrian, an adult male, was tkane to Anna Jacques Hospital and later pronounced dead.

Police are still investigating why the man was walking on the highway. No charges have been filed at this time.