AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- A pedestrian was hit and killed Wednesday morning in east Austin, officials said.
First responders were called to the 3400 block of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just east of Airport Boulevard around 5:50 a.m. Wednesday.
According to Austin-Travis County EMS, medics pronounced the victim deceased on the scene after resuscitation attempts.
Lanes were closed in both directions while crews worked to clear the scene, but re-opened around 10:30 a.m.
Austin Police say the driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene.