32-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a passenger vehicle while crossing Route 21 in Newark, New Jersey
Man fatally struck trying to cross N.J. highway
The victim was hit by a southbound vehicle shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Route 21 at Tichenor Street. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died about 3:40 p.m., according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
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