WASHINGTON, MO, (December 20, 2022) - A 45-year-old man lost his life Tuesday afternoon when he was hit by a motor vehicle along Missouri Highway 47 in Washington County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Robert W. Wilkinson, of Blackwell, stopped a 2017 Buick Encore along the right shoulder of Highway 47 and exited the vehicle. Soon after, Wilkinson was standing near a 2007 Ford Fusion parked along the left shoulder when a southbound 2000 Ford F-350 pickup truck crashed into the back of the Fusion and then hit Wilkinson.
Sadly, Wilkinson was declared deceased at the site of the crash.
No additional information was immediately known.