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Pedestrian killed in Lorton

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — A young man is dead after being struck by a pickup truck early Thursday in Lorton, Virginia.

It happened around 5:19 a.m. on Lorton Road at Armistead roads.

Fairfax County police say it appears the man was crossing Lorton Road when he was struck.

The driver stayed on the scene.

 

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