GLOUCESTER, NJ – A pedestrian was struck and killed in Gloucester Township Thursday night. Police are continuing their investigation.
So far, what is known is that at approximately 5:36 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Gloucester Township Police Department were dispatched to Little Gloucester Road in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township in response to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.
The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the identity of the victim is being withheld at this time, pending notification of the victim’s next of kin.
The Gloucester Township Police Serious Crash Investigation Team (SCIT) closed Little Gloucester Road between Blackwood Clementon Road and Erial Road during the investigation of the incident, and it reopened at approximately 8:30 pm.
The department did not release any further details regarding this incident.