A pedestrian was fatally struck by four vehicles on Interstate 95 in Stamford on Wednesday morning, three of which fled the scene.
Troopers responded to the area of I-95 North in Stamford just before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday for a fatal motor vehicle collision, according to the Connecticut State Police.
A preliminary investigation determined that, for an unknown reason, a pedestrian was walking in the right travel lane of I-95 North by before Exit 6 when they were was struck by a vehicle and thrown to the left part of the highway, state police said.
According to state police, the vehicle left the scene.
The pedestrian was then struck by two other vehicles that left the scene, state police said.
A fourth vehicle that was merging from the center lane into the left lane during the incident was also unable to avoid hitting the pedestrian. The vehicle became disabled, and the driver remained at the scene, according to state police.
State police said no information was obtained on the three evading vehicles.
The pedestrian, who sustained fatal injuries, is currently unidentified, according to state police.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashboard camera footage from the hours of 6:10 a.m. to 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday is asked to contact Troop G at 203-696-2500 or Trooper Janinna Bonilla at [email protected].