East Charlotte road reopens after person was hit, killed by car

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CHARLOTTE — Central Avenue in east Charlotte was closed for several hours Friday night after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car, police said.

The crash happened shortly before 6 p.m. near Eastway Drive. The road reopened hours later.

The person died at the scene.

No further information was released.

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