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Truck Strikes, Kills Man In Wheelchair In Aurora

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A man in a wheelchair is dead after he was hit trying to cross a busy road.

The incident happened Sunday night just before 8 p.m.

Police say a woman driving a truck on Smoky Hill Road just west of South Buckley Road struck a man in a motorized wheelchair.

Police say neither the truck driver or the man in the wheelchair saw each other before it was too late.

The man died at the scene.

The intersection does not have a crosswalk or traffic signal and police are indicating the man in the wheelchair was at fault.

The truck driver is cooperating with police. Alcohol is not suspected.

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