A wheelchair user died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle while crossing South Clinton Street.

Fort Wayne police responded to the crash on Clinton at East Baker Street by the U.S. Post Office downtown at 5:48 p.m. The man was in critical condition and an officer started life-saving measures, according to a news release.

The man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Fort Wayne Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team and Air Support Unite was requested to investigate the crash. The driver of the vehicle was cooperating Sunday, the news release said.

The crash happened during heavy rain, police said. Clinton was closed for almost two hours, but has reopened.

Investigators are searching for video evidence of the crash. The incident remains under inv

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