Pedestrian hit and killed in motorway accident; all lanes clear

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (WAFB) – The East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office responded to a crash involving a pedestrian that resulted in a temporary highway closure in Baton Rouge early Friday morning.

Emergency crews confirmed the accident occurred around 4:20 a.m. on I-10 East at the I-10/I-12 fork near Essen Lane. The accident closed the exit ramp from I-12 West to I-10 East.

At around 6:55 a.m. all lanes were reopened.

There is no information about what led to this incident.

Details are limited at this time. WAFB has reached out to law enforcement for more information.

This is a developing story, please check back later for updates.

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