A serious crash shut down the intersection of 7th Street Road and Phyllis Avenue in Louisville early Sunday after a person was hit by a vehicle. Emergency crews converged on the scene in the 2700 block of 7th Street Road as the roadway remained closed to traffic.
Metrosafe said it received the report of the crash around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, according to WLKY. The station reported the location as near Phyllis Avenue, with emergency services responding to the scene as the investigation got underway.
No details have been released about the condition or identity of the person who was struck, nor information about the driver involved or whether any charges are expected. The station noted it would update the story as more information becomes available.
A Corridor Already Flagged for Safety Concerns
Sunday's crash adds to a string of incidents that have drawn scrutiny to Louisville's roadways in recent years. Citywide, 136 roadway fatalities were recorded in 2023, up from 128 the year before, making it the deadliest year for crashes in Louisville since 2016, per the Courier Journal. Between 2016 and 2023, the city tallied 893 roadway fatalities and 4,146 serious injuries, the newspaper reported.
Other crashes have struck close to this stretch of Louisville in the past. A pedestrian was left in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle near I-264 last December, and a deadly crash was reported at 7th and Hill streets back in February 2021 — both logged separately by WLKY as the station has tracked incidents across the city's roadways.
