FHP: Man dies after being hit by 2 semi-trucks on I-95 in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Troopers are at the scene of a deadly crash in south Brevard County.

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Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 8 a.m. Monday on the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Melbourne.

Investigators told Channel 9 that a pedestrian and two tractor-trailer trucks were involved in the area of mile marker 190.

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FHP said its appears that both trucks were traveling northbound on the interstate when the man entered the highway, directly into the path of the two vehicles.

Both semi-trucks struck the man; troopers said he died at the crash site.

Investigators said he was 57 years old and lived in New York.

Neither truck driver was hurt, according to FHP.

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As of 10:30 a.m., FHP’s website was still reporting road block on the right lane of northbound I-95.

The crash remains under investigation.

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