Man Killed, Run Over by Street Sweeper in Lakeland

LAKELAND -- Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a street sweeper.

A city sweeper was traveling northbound on Tennessee Avenue just before 5 a.m. Thursday, turning onto East Oak Street. The driver felt an impact and at first saw nothing, then spotted a pedestrian on the road behind the sweeper. Responders declared the 70-year-old male pedestrian dead.

The case remains under investigation. It's not clear whether the victim was dead before he was run over. The sweeper was not hurt.

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