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BREAKING: Pedestrian Struck in West End Pileup

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Safeway at 299 S. Van Dorn Street and is in serious condition, according to Alexandria Police.

The incident was reported at 2:54 p.m. by police via Twitter, and involved multiple cars.

The Safeway is in the Van Dorn Plaza shopping center.

The last reported pedestrian fatality was in November in Old Town, and was preceded in February by incidents in the West End on Duke Street, near the King Street-Old Town Metro station and a fatality at the intersection of Duke Street and Cameron Station Blvd.

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