A person attempting to cross State Highway 183 in Irving was killed early Saturday morning, Irving police said.
At around 2 a.m., the pedestrian was in the inside lane of the 5300 block of eastbound SH-183 when they were struck by a vehicle. The victim was then subsequently hit by multiple additional vehicles. None of the vehicles stopped or contacted law enforcement, Chelsey Jones, a spokesperson for the Irving Police Department said in a statement. Police are not aware of any witnesses.
An investigation is ongoing and it’s unclear at this time if there were other fatalities or injuries.
State Highway 183 eastbound at State Highway 360 was shut down early Saturday morning according to a 3:44 a.m. alert from the Texas Department of Transportation. The highway reopened at 7:18 a.m. this morning, Jones said.