Man in electric wheelchair hit, killed by SUV on West Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – A man using an electric wheelchair was hit and killed on West Coliseum Boulevard late Monday night.

It happened around 10 p.m. in the 3200 block of West Coliseum Boulevard, near Goshen Road. According to investigators, an SUV heading west on Coliseum hit a man riding an electric wheelchair from behind as he traveled in the middle of the roadway.

Officers and medics performed lifesaving measures, but the man died a short time later. His name and age have not yet been released.

Police say speed is not believed to be a factor in the crash. West Coliseum Boulevard was closed in the area for a couple of hours overnight but has since reopened.

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