FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – One person is dead after a crash in downtown Fort Wayne on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Clinton and E. Baker streets around 5:48 p.m. to find a man in a wheelchair in critical condition after the crash. Officers started life saving measures when they arrived.<\/p>\n
The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the vehicle involved is cooperating with officers.<\/p>\n
At this time police know that it was raining heavily, and the wheelchair was crossing Clinton street when he was struck. <\/p>\n
The crash remains under investigation by the FWPD Fatal Accident Crash Team, Air Support Unit, Allen County Prosecutor\u2019s Office, and the Allen County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
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