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Pedestrian hit by truck on Ocean Boulevard in hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’

A person walking on Ocean Boulevard was hit by a truck while crossing the road late Tuesday night, Myrtle Beach police said.

Ocean Boulevard closed between 27th Ave North and 29th Avenue North while officers investigated a traffic collision involving a pedestrian, according to a Facebook post from the Myrtle Beach Police Dept.

Myrtle Beach police were called around 8:40 p.m. about a pick-up truck that struck a pedestrian.

The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

This story was originally published June 30, 2021 at 12:04 AM.

Gerard Albert III
The Sun News
Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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