DETROIT (WWJ) -- A portion of the Southfield Freeway has been closed for several hours in Detroit after a fatal crash early Sunday morning.
Michigan State Police say shortly before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, the driver of a disabled vehicle got out of his car along M-39, the Southfield Freeway, north of Plymouth Road. As that man was walking along the freeway, he was struck by a passing vehicle.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.
Police say the car that struck him caught fire. The driver of that vehicle stopped at the scene of the crash. They were not hurt in the crash, but were transported to the hospital for a blood draw.
The freeway reopened around 10:30 a.m. -- about five hours after the crash -- as crews continued to investigate on the scene.
Authorities have not said why the victim exited his vehicle, or what led to the other driver hitting him.
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