BUTLER COUNTY, MO – A man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Butler County early Monday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened on Missouri Highway 53 south of Poplar Bluff at 12:01 a.m. According to state police, the driver of a 2005 Ford F-150, a 61-year-old Poplar Bluff man, was northbound when he started backing up. The Ford struck a man who was outside his vehicle. The pedestrian then hit a southbound 2012 Chevrolet Silverado.
The pedestrian, a 57-year-old man from Portageville, Missouri, was pronounced dead after being taken to Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital.
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