Fatality reported in pedestrian crash on NW Loop 820 WB near Marine Creek
FORT WORTH, TX – At least one person died Friday night in a pedestrian accident along the highway near Tarrant County College in northwest Fort Worth, reports DFW Scanner.
Fatality Accident (Fort Worth) Fort Worth PD is investigating a fatality accident on westbound NW Loop 820 near Marine Creek Parkway. Dispatched as an auto pedestrian. Avoid this area.
— DFW Scanner (@DFWscanner) October 21, 2023
The incident happened sometime before 8:57 a.m. on the westbound side of Northwest Loop 820 near Marine Creek Parkway, which is just north of Fort Worth Meacham International Airport.
Police say a vehicle struck a pedestrian, but they haven’t identified the victim, nor have they specified whether the driver remained at the scene.
Officials encouraged motorists to avoid the area while crews investigated and worked to clear the scene.
The investigation is ongoing, and our writers will post updates to the blog if we learn more about the victim or the vehicle involved in the crash.
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