Tragedy struck on N. Broadway yesterday when a male pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, resulting in a fatality that has rattled the Knoxville community. The Knoxville Police Department reported via social media that the man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which prompted immediate intervention from crash reconstruction investigators.
Following the incident, an extensive investigation got underway with officials diligently combing through the wreckage and the involved vehicle cooperatively remaining on scene, according to the same social media bulletin.
The aftermath has caused all lanes of Broadway to be closed between Atlantic Avenue and Chickamauga Avenue, as officers work tirelessly to understand the circumstances of the collision and to facilitate traffic redirections around the impacted area.
