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Pedestrian hit, killed along State Route 347 near Maricopa Road

State Route 347 was shut down for several hours, but reopened around 8 a.m.
State Route 347 blocked Tuesday morning due to deadly crash near Maricopa Road
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CHANDLER, AZ — A portion of State Route 347 was shut down due to a deadly crash near Maricopa Road early Tuesday morning.

Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a pedestrian was struck by a car in the northbound lanes of SR 347 around 4 a.m.

There is no word on why the pedestrian was in the roadway, but officials say the pedestrian, only identified as a man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Northbound lanes of SR 347 were closed at Riggs Road and southbound lanes were closed at I-10, the Arizona Department of Transportation says.

The roadway reopened to traffic around 8 a.m.

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