A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 65 in Hoover on Friday night.

Hoover 911 received a call at 9:08 p.m. reporting a person waling in the travel lines of I-65 northbound, said police Capt. Keith Czeskleba.

A second caller then reported a male had by struck by a Ford F-150, south of the I-459 interchange.

Officers and fire medics arrived at the location, where they found the fatality victim as well as the driver who struck him.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene. His name is being withheld pending notification of his family.

Czeskleba said the investigation is ongoing.