Roserburg, OR : Truck hits and kills 50-year-old man on Interstate-5 on June 14th 2014

A man was hit and killed by a commercial truck Saturday afternoon while walking on the northbound shoulder of I-5 in Roseburg, Oregon State Police said.

Troopers at the scene said the 50-year-old man walked out onto the freeway in front of a northbound semi-truck just after 2 p.m. Saturday near the Stewart Parkway overpass (about milepost 125) in Roseburg.

Medical responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. Officials will release his name after his family is notified.

State Police officials said the man had a history of mental illness.

Sergeant Ken Terry said crews closed the right northbound lane of I-5 for nearly three hours while a state police team reconstructed the crash.

If you or someone you know is in an immediate mental health crisis and/or needs help with suicidal thoughts, professionals at the the Douglas County Crisis Call Help line are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at (541) 440-3532 or 800-866-9780.

Mental health crisis intervention services are also available at local hospitals, secondary schools, and the Douglas County Mental Health Department.

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Police: Man hit, killed by truck along I-5 in Roseburg