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A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in South Austin. It happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of South Lamar Boulevard near Lamar Square. Police say a man in his 60s was crossing Lamar in the middle of the block when he was hit. CPR was performed on him by Austin-Travis County EMS en route to University Medical Center Brackenridge, but he died at the hospital just before 8 a.m. No charges are expected to be filed against the driver who hit him, since he or she stayed on the scene and are cooperating with police.