Man, 55, killed in pedestrian collision with semi truck on Interstate 59 in Bessemer, Alabama
55-year-old man struck, killed by tractor-trailer in Bessemer
Police say the man, whose name hasn't been released, appeared to have been struck on the roadway near the 109-mile marker. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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