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Pedestrian killed near Loop 101 and Baseline Road

Sep 7, 2021, 5:39 AM | Updated: 5:40 am

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)...

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

PHOENIX – A pedestrian was killed near a freeway ramp in Tempe early Tuesday in a collision with a semitrailer, authorities said.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the on-ramp to southbound Loop 101 Price Freeway was closed at Baseline Road for the investigation.

No other information was immediately available.

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Pedestrian killed near Loop 101 and Baseline Road