-Staff reports-
A Rome man died after he was struck by a vehicle on Alabama Highway at Woods Road on Wednesday evening.
According to Floyd County Coroner Gene Proctor and Floyd County Police, it is believed that 48-year-old Fred Adams Collins was walking to a nearby gas station after his truck had run out of gas.
Collins was struck by one vehicle, which knocked him into oncoming traffic, where he was hit by a second vehicle.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No charges have been filed.
The incident occurred just after 6 p.m.
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