1 dead after being struck by truck in Northwest

A man is dead after being struck by a truck in Northwest D.C. on Thursday morning, police tell WTOP.

It happened at the intersection of 4th and H Street Northwest just before 7:30 a.m., according to D.C. police.

The man was taken to a hospital where police tell WTOP he later died.

The driver remained on scene, according to D.C. police.

The 400 Block of H Street, NW was temporarily closed; police said it reopened at around 11:30 a.m.

Here’s a map of where police said the crash happened.

Get the WTOP Traffic Center’s latest updates on the 8s and when its breaks.

Grace Newton

Grace Newton is an Associate Producer at WTOP. She also works as an associate producer for NPR Newscast. Grace was born and raised in North Carolina but has lived in D.C. since 2018. Grace graduated from American University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and minor in art history in 2022.

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