Man struck and killed by car in East Hartford CT.

A pedestrian was killed Monday night after being hit by a car in the area of 800 Silver Lane, police at the scene said.

An accident reconstruction squad was called in to investigate the accident, which was reported at 7:24 p.m.

The victim, a 51-year-old local man, was taken to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries and later died, police said.

No charges have been filed against the driver and early indications are that the pedestrian stepped into traffic.