GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man was hit by a car and killed along I-196 in Grand Rapids Wednesday morning, police say.
It happened around 8:15 a.m. on the eastbound ramp to the East Beltline.
Michigan State Police said a man was walking along the roadway as he looked for tools. A driver lost control and hit him.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he died. His name was not released Wednesday afternoon, but MSP said he was a 63-year-old from Cedar Springs.
The driver of the car that struck the man, a 47-year-old Grand Rapids woman, was not injured.
MSP did not say what caused the driver to lose control and said the crash remained under investigation.