Police identify man killed after being struck by dump truck in Prince George's County

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A man was killed after he was struck by a dump truck in Prince George's County Wednesday morning.

According to police, the incident happened on the 1700 block of Kenilworth Avenue in the Capitol Heights area at around 9:20 a.m.

A preliminary investigation revealed the dump truck had just exited the southbound I-295 ramp and was on the overpass preparing to travel north on Kenilworth Ave. when 37-year-old Britt Ray was struck.

Police say Ray was in the roadway attempting to cross the lanes of traffic and was not in the crosswalk at the time of the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the dump truck remained at the scene.

If you have information regarding this incident, contact the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.