SEATTLE — The Washington State Patrol says a man on foot was struck and killed in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 about 5 a.m. Monday near Tukwila.
The man died at the scene.
KOMO Radio reports the man was struck by a taxi that could not stop in time or swerve out of the way. The man did not carry identification and authorities hope to identify him through fingerprints.
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