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Person killed after getting hit by several cars on I-45 in La Marque

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LA MARQUE, Texas – A person is dead after getting hit by several cars on I-45, leading to road closures for several hours.

Details are limited, as it’s an active scene, but the La Marque Police Department said on Facebook that authorities were called to a deadly crash on I-45 between Highland Bayou Park and the terminal overpass.

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TRAFFIC ALERT! The La Marque Police Department is working a fatality motor vehicle accident in the 1700 block of IH45...

Posted by La Marque Police Department on Thursday, April 25, 2024

Preliminary information shared by police is the unidentified pedestrian is “associated with a disabled vehicle in the area” and was hit by several cars, resulting in their death.

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Both the northbound and southbound lanes were closed for about five hours as a result. The roadways re-opened a little after 12:15 p.m. but as of this writing, authorities have not shared any new details.


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