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A person was killed after they were struck by a car in Miami Gardens early Monday, officials said.
The crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of Northwest 199th Street, Miami Gardens Police officials said.
Police said the driver was traveling southbound on Northwest 27th Avenue when they struck a pedestrian crossing the westbound lanes of Northwest 199th Street.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene. Their identity wasn't released.
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It appeared the driver stayed at the scene.
Police shut down the southbound lanes of 27th Avenue between Northwest 195-199 streets as they investigated the incident.
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