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Man dies after being struck while crossing Bell Road in Nashville
A 43-year-old man died after an eastbound Acura Integra struck him early Saturday in the 1100 block of Bell Road. Police said he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and that his identity had not yet been released while they worked to notify his family.
A 43-year-old man died after being struck by a car while crossing Bell Road in Nashville early Saturday, Metro Nashville police said.
The man had stepped off the sidewalk on the north side of the 1100 block of Bell Road and was crossing toward the south side when an eastbound Acura Integra hit him, according to police. Authorities have not released the exact time of the collision.
Emergency responders took the man to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died. Police had not released his name as of Saturday while they worked to notify his family.
“There were no signs of impairment at the scene,” police said in a statement. The preliminary investigation remains ongoing.