UPDATE | Pedestrian killed in Bazetta Township

BAZETTA

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a pedestrian trying to cross the eastbound lanes of state Route 5 was struck by a tractor-trailer and died at the scene this morning.

The pedestrian, who was not identified, was moving from the south side of the road to the north just west of the Perkins-Jones Road exit in the 6:21 a.m. crash, the patrol said in a press release.

The names of the pedestrian and driver were not being released at the time of the news release, the patrol said.

The truck was traveling east and was in the right lane at the time of the crash.

The crash caused a slow-down of eastbound traffic on the highway because of one lane of travel being closed.

Assisting at the scene were the Bazetta Township police and fire departments, Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio Department of Transportation.

8 a.m.

BAZETTA — Eastbound traffic on state Route 5 just west of Perkins Jones Road is experiencing delays this morning because of a fatal pedestrian accident.

Traffic is backed up and moving slowly through the area. It is reduced to one lane with emergency vehicles blocking the passing lane.

A semi tractor trailer is on the side of the road in that area while a police re-constructionist is working at the scene.

The truck was apparently involved in the 6:22 a.m. accident.

The Ohio state highway patrol, which is investigating, said this morning it had no information to provide.

The Trumbull County 911 center provided information that the crash was a fatality, but no one has been able to provide information on the victim.