WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Part of a highway in Luzerne County was closed for hours after a pedestrian was hit by a car.
Officials tell Newswatch 16 the person was hit just after 2 a.m. on Friday along Route 309 in Wilkes-Barre Township.
The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police have not given us the name.
That part of Route 309 reopened around 4:45 a.m. on Friday after the crash near Wilkes-Barre.