PINE BLUFF, Ark. – A man from Pine Bluff has died after he was hit by a car while crossing an intersection Thursday night.

Officials with the Pine Bluff Police Department said officers responded to the crash around 10:44 p.m. at the intersection of West 15th Avenue and South Cherry Street.

After arriving on the scene, officers said they found the victim lying in the road and assisted him until medical personnel arrived.

Police said witnesses told them that the victim was walking on West 15th Avenue and crossing South Cherry Street when a car struck him. The witness said the driver stayed at the scene, police said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. His identity has not been released.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the PBPD at 87

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