By SANCHESKA BROWN
Tribune Staff Reporter
sbrown@tribunemedia.net
POLICE are asking for witnesses to come forward after a man was hit by a car and killed on Friday on John F Kennedy Drive.
According to reports, the victim was attempting to cross the JFK thoroughfare, just west of the Lakeview Cemetery, shortly after 11am when he was struck by a 2004 Nissan Almera driven by a man.
The man was rushed to hospital by ambulance, but died of his injuries in the early hours of Saturday.
The driver of the vehicle was unharmed and is assisting police with their investigations.
Officer in charge of the Traffic Division, Assistant Superintendent Craig Stubbs said police have very little information to go on and are only relying on the driver’s account of the accident.
He is appealing for anyone who may have been in the area to come forward.
“We are still in the early stages of the investigations,” he said. “We are looking for anyone who may have witnessed the accident to assist us and come forward.
“At this time, it is just the driver’s word we have so far. That is the only thing we are using to proceed with our investigations. So anyone who may have been in the area, JFK west, around 11:10 am Friday please call us immediately and let us know if you saw anything. Even if it is something small, it could help us a lot. It is still too early to determine if speed was a factor, but we should know shortly.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.
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