Make wishtv.com your home page

Man struck, killed by vehicle on east side; 2nd pedestrian death in same day

Man killed after being struck by vehicle at East Washington Street, North Shadeland Avenue in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the east side of Indianapolis Saturday night, police say.

News 8 reached out to the Marion County Coroner’s Office for the name of the person but had heard no response as of Jan. 1.

His death was the second of a pedestrian on Saturday in Indianapolis.

At 10:10 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a person struck at East Washington Street and North Shadeland Avenue. After arriving to the scene, officers located an adult male in the street who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and was unresponsive.

Medical services declared the man dead on the scene.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the man is on scene. Police are investigating the incident and did not immediately release the identity of the man who died.

Westbound lanes on Washington Street are expected to be closed during the investigation. Police ask drivers to avoid the area by using East 10th Street or English Avenue.

Early Saturday, a van hit and killed another pedestrian around 2:45 a.m. on Shadeland Avenue near 34th Street. Officers say the driver of the van stayed on the scene. As of Saturday morning, it was not clear what led up to the crash and no information was released about the victim or the driver. The crash is now under investigation.