Man hit, killed while standing near vehicle on Florida's Turnpike in Miami-Dade, FHP says

Southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike have reopened in Cutler Bay after a man was hit and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The FHP said that a Honda Civic was headed south on Florida's Turnpike when it hit the person near Southwest 216th Street just before 5 a.m.

According to investigators, the man had been standing outside of his vehicle, which was stopped on the right emergency shoulder at the time of the fatal collision.

The man died at the scene as a result of his injuries, the FHP said.

The southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike were then closed at Southwest 216th Street for the investigation, and officials said the lanes were reopened several hours later.

The identities of those involved in the incident have not yet been released.