Connecticut State Police
A man has died after being struck by a pickup truck on River Road in Lisbon on Monday night.
State police said a 36-year-old man from Ledyard was driving a Dodge Ram northbound on River Road around 10:30 p.m. when he went off of the side of the road and hit a pedestrian and a guardrail.
After the initial collision, the pickup truck also collided with a telephone pole.
According to state police, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released.
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The accident reconstruction team was called to the area and is investigating.
A portion of the road was closed. It has since reopened.
