Sometime before 7:40 a.m., police responded to the Backlick Road area of Route 1 Richmond Highway, where a pedestrian had been hit by a car, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities reported.
Richmond Highway was closed heading north on Route 286 Fairfax County Parkway, police said.
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