News: Man in wheelchair fatally struck by vehicle while crossing street in Doral

DORAL, FL – Miami-Dade Police are investigating an accident that killed a man in a wheelchair early Sunday morning, NBC Miami reports.

Investigators said the man was trying to cross the street in the area of Northwest 79th Street and Northwest 12th Avenue in Doral when he was hit by a vehicle at about 4:14 a.m.

Miami-Dade Fire rescue responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. His identity was not immediately released.

The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene afterwards, according to police. 

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