DES MOINES, Iowa — A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle on Interstate 80 Thursday morning, near Dexter. Sgt. Alex Dinkla with the Iowa State Patrol says the accident  happened in the westbound lanes of I-80 near Dexter at the 98.6 mile marker. The call about the incident came in about 7:16 a.m.

The name of the person who was struck was not immediately released, and the incident remained under investigation.