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Man, 77, hit and killed while walking on Interstate 95 in Boca Raton

WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm Latest Headlines | January 19, 9am
Traffic backups in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95, just south of Congress Avenue in Boca Raton, following a deadly crash on Jan. 19, 2023.jpg
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — A 77-year-old man was hit and killed by a white van while walking on Interstate 95 in Boca Raton on Thursday morning, authorities said.

The wreck happened just after 7 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95, just south of Congress Avenue.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a West Palm Beach man was "standing/walking" in the inside lane of I-95 when he was struck by a white Ford van, driven by a 27-year-old Hialeah man.

The FHP said it's unclear why the 77-year-old man was on the interstate. He was pronounced dead at the scene.