A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle in northern Osceola County south of the Orlando International Airport Tuesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at about 8:35 p.m. near the intersection of Buenaventura Boulevard and Lakepointe Circle, just south of East Osceola Parkway, FHP spokesman Sgt. Kim Montes said.
The crash involved a vehicle and a pedestrian, Montes said. The pedestrian was taken to Osceola Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead.
Troopers were still investigating the scene as of 10:30 p.m.
No further information was immediately available.
This was the second reported vehicle vs. pedestrian crash to happen Tuesday evening in the Orlando area. Another collision occurred around east of Orlando hours earlier, Montes said.
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