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Pedestrian killed in downtown Albuquerque crash

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police are investigating a downtown crash that killed a pedestrian.

Police closed Mountain Road between Second and Third streets Friday evening while they investigated the accident.

KOB-TV reports a truck was hit by an SUV at the intersection of Mountain and Third and spun out onto the sidewalk, killing the pedestrian who was pinned between the truck bed and a traffic light pole.

Police say the man who died may have been homeless.

Investigators say neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.