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Mississippi pedestrian fatally struck by Highway Patrol vehicle

A Mississippi pedestrian who was in the middle of U.S. Highway 49 was fatally struck by a Highway Patrol vehicle. The woman was hit just before 3 a.m. Friday morning.

A pedestrian in the middle of U.S. Highway 49 was struck and killed by a Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle early Friday, police in Hattiesburg said.

The pedestrian, a woman, was struck on the highway just before 3 a.m., Hattiesburg police said in a news release. She was pronounced dead the scene.

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Further information was not immediately released.

A message seeking comment was left with a highway patrol spokesperson.

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