A driver died on Wednesday morning after exiting his car on I-195 and getting struck by a tractor-trailer, authorities said.
The incident happened at 6:10 a.m. on I-195 west near mile marker 5.5 in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, State Police said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.
The driver of a pickup truck had pulled onto the right shoulder of the highway and exited the vehicle. As he walked into a lane of traffic, he was hit by a tractor-trailer, officials said.
The victim, a 44-year-old man from the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash, police said. His name has not been released.
An investigation by state troopers is ongoing.