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A pedestrian was struck and killed early Thursday morning on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The incident kept the northbound side of the roadway was closed for over five hours.

U.S. Park Police officials responded to a crash involving a pedestrian at about 4:30 a.m. The crash occurred on the northbound side of the parkway, just after Route 50 in Cheverly.

The pedestrian was struck and later pronounced dead.

All vehicles involved in the crash remained on the scene, according to officials.

Traffic moving north out of D.C. on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway was diverted to Route 50 by police till about 10 a.m. on Thursday, vastly impacting morning traffic.

The approximate location of the crash is shown below.

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