An elderly man was killed crossing Bellefontaine Ave. Tuesday night

A Lima man is dead after being hit by a car crossing Bellefontaine Avenue Tuesday night.

The Lima Police Department say that 78-year-old Robert Creager was taken to Lima Memorial Health System where he died. Police report just before 6:30 p.m., he was crossing Bellefontaine Ave. at Collins Ave. when he was hit by a westbound car on Bellefontaine. The accident remains under investigation.

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