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Miami police are investigating a fatal crash involving a U.S. postal truck and a pedestrian.
According to Officer Kiara Delva, the accident occurred around 4:36 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Southwest 27th Avenue and 26th Street.
A man was struck by the vehicle, she said.
Delva said Miami Fire Rescue personnel responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead.
A Local 10 News viewer sent in video of the accident scene that showed the victim’s body in the roadway covered by a tarp.
The USPS truck was spotted nearby.
Delva said the circumstances leading up to the crash remain under investigation.
“The U.S. Postal Service and its employees are deeply saddened by the loss of a member of our South Florida community. We offer our condolences to his family. Local authorities continue to investigate the incident,” Debra Jean Fetterly, USPS Spokesperson, South Florida, said in a statement.
Fetterly confirmed to Local 10 News that the driver is a tractor trailer operator who has been employed with the postal service for seven years.
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Source: local10
