Pedestrian hit and killed after crash on Morse Road

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Columbus, Alabama
Morse Road and Sunbury Road
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Incident type
Hit and run, Pedestrian struck

Summary

Pedestrian Hit Columbus Alabama in Columbus, Alabama: A person who walked away from a crash on Columbus' Northeast Side early Monday was struck and killed by a passing car in a hit-skip on Morse Road, police said. The crash happened just after midnight at Morse Road and Sunbury Road. A person involved in a car crash got out of the car they were driving and began walking away, heading south into the eastbound lanes of Morse Road east of Sunbury Road, where a black sedan traveling eastbound struck them, knocking them into the westbound left-turn lane. The sedan did not stop and continued driving on Morse Road out of the area. Columbus Fire rushed the victim to Riverside Methodist Hospital where they later died. Shortly after the crash, the driver of the sedan contacted Columbus Police Radio and reported their car was involved, then later met with Columbus Police Accident Investigation Unit detectives.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Driver of the black sedan At-fault party

Original reporting

Pedestrian hit and killed after crash on Morse Road

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