WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A Wichita man has died after being struck by a vehicle on the city's southeast side Sunday night.

At approximately 8:35 p.m. Sunday, police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Lincoln and Sylvan Street for a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision. On arrival, officers located the victim unconscious and not breathing. The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene by EMS, the Wichita Police Department said in a release Monday morning.

An investigation on the incident revealed the victim was walking eastbound on the south side of Lincoln in the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a 32-year-old man from Andover who was traveling eastbound on Lincoln.

WPD says that neither speed nor impairment are believed to be contributing factors in the collision.

An investigation on the collision is ongoing and anyone with any information on the incident should contact WPD Detectives at 316-350-3686, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111. The case number is 23C113365.

 

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Sedgwick County dispatch has confirmed that one person has died after a vehicle-pedestrian collision in southeast Wichita Sunday night.

The incident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. at South Sylvan and East Lincoln. Sedgwick County dispatch confirmed one person died from the incident.

No further details were provided.