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Fatal hit and run in Jacksonville overnight

All lanes of Blanding Boulevard before the intersection with Morse Avenue are still closed as of early morning Sunday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The video attached to this story is from a previous, unrelated report.

A fatal hit and run overnight closed all lanes on Blanding Boulevard (State Road 21), before the intersection of Blanding and Morse Avenue for hours Sunday.

All lanes have been closed since 4:52 a.m. and remained closed as of 7:12 a.m. As of 9:30 a.m., the road appeared to be clear.  

At approximately 4:20 a.m., the victim was walking in the southbound inside lane of Blanding Boulevard when a vehicle came towards him and struck him, Florida Highway Patrol said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The vehicle fled the scene. FHP was not able to provide any description of the vehicle at this time. 

No other information has been released about the victim. 

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