PHOENIX — A man is dead after he was struck by a semi-truck in south Phoenix Thursday night.
At about 9:30 p.m., Phoenix police officers were called to the area of 3rd and Southern avenues for reports of a crash.
According to detectives with the Phoenix Police Department, a man was walking in the roadway on Southern Avenue when he was struck by a semi-truck trailer.
The man was taken to a hospital where he died. It's unknown why the man was in the roadway or if he was intoxicated.
There were no signs of impairment of the semi-truck driver who remained at the scene, police said.
No other details have been released.
