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Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car on Greenwell Springs Road
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BATON ROUGE - A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car on Greenwell Springs Road.
The crash happened Tuesday morning just before 5:30 a.m. on Greenwell Springs near Lone Oak Drive. Baton Rouge Police say a Lexus hit a bicyclist while traveling eastbound. After the impact, he was hit again by a Toyota. The driver of the Lexus called police.
Emergency officials said the pedestrian was in critical condition when he was taken to the hospital.
Greenwell Springs was temporarily shut down in both directions for vehicle recovery. It was shut down westbound before Airline Highway as police continued to investigate.
It was not immediately clear whether the driver of the vehicle that hit him would be facing charges.
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