The Madison Police Department is investigating a fatal crash on the westbound Beltline.
Officers were dispatched to multiple calls of a pedestrian walking near the beltline around 7 p.m. Before officers could make contact with the pedestrian, he was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on the Beltline near Fish Hatchery Road.
The driver attempted to avoid the pedestrian as he was walking in a lane of traffic but was unable to do so.
Officers attempted life saving measures, but the 23-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
All involved vehicles remained at the scene and were cooperative with the investigation.
A minor rearend crash occurred as a result of this incident.
Traffic investigators were consulted and are assigned to the case. It is unclear why the pedestrian was walking on the Beltline at this time.
The Beltline was shut down for more than two hours as a result of this crash.
