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A male pedestrian died early Thursday after being hit by a vehicle on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension in Carbon County.
The accident happened on Interstate 476 northbound near mile marker 76.2, about 2 miles north of the Lehighton interchange.
The man was pronounced dead at 4:40 a.m. The Carbon County coroner’s office is withholding his identity to allow the family time to grieve, a news release states.
Further information will be released following a Friday autopsy.
The Carbon County coroner’s office, the Carbon County district attorney’s office and state police at Pocono are investigating.
