A man was killed on Tuesday evening after he was struck by a pickup truck on Route 9 in Berlin, state police said.
A man, later identified as 42-year-old Damian Liberda of Berlin, was reportedly walking in the far right lane of Route 9 South in the area of Exit 33 when he was struck by a Toyota Tacoma driven by a 37-year-old man from West Haven just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Liberda suffered serious injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.
The collision is under investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or may have dash camera footage of the incident is asked to contact Trooper Christopher Genovese at Troop H at 860-534-1000 or by e-mail at christopher.genovese@ct.gov.
