INDIANAPOLIS — A man is dead after being struck by a semi truck on Indy’s near west side Thursday night, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
IMPD officers were dispatched around 9:50 p.m. to W. 10 Street and N. Centennial Street in response to reports of a personal injury accident. Officers found a male at the scene who was in critical condition after arriving at the scene.
The male was transported to Eskenazi Hospital for medical treatment but later died from their injuries.
IMPD said preliminary information indicates that a semi truck with no trailer was traveling southbound on N. Centennial Street when it turned eastbound onto W. 10 Street. Then, the pedestrian was struck by the vehicle’s rear wheels while stepping off the street corner.