A person is dead after being hit by two vehicles, a 911 caller told local dispatchers Thursday night.
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Dayton officers and medics responded before 9:30 p.m. to Salem Avenue and Philadelphia Drive on reports of a crash.
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A 911 call obtained by News Center 7 indicates that a guy got hit by two vehicles.
“They ran him over!” the caller told dispatchers.
Moments later, the caller said, “A guy just got hit by a truck and they ran him over.”
She then said the victim got hit by a second vehicle.
“Another car didn’t see him, and they ran him over,” the caller said.
A spokesperson for Dayton Police said a Dodge Ram was going south on Philadelphia Drive at Salem Avenue when it hit the person, only described as a male.
After that, a Chevrolet Malibu going in the same direction also hit the person.
The 911 caller also told dispatchers that the victim was breathing and moving. “He’s moving his legs, he’s trying to talk.”
The caller said both vehicles stayed at the scene.
Police said the cars had green lights and the person did not have the walk signal.
The male was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
We will continue to update this story.
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