A constabulary car marked arsenic Anchorage Police.An Anchorage constabulary conveyance astatine a crime segment Nov. 24, 2023. (Valerie Lake / Alaska Public Media).

Two Anchorage pedestrians were struck and killed by vehicles complete nan weekend, according to police. 

That brings nan full number of fatal vehicle-pedestrian crashes successful Anchorage successful September to six, nan astir successful a azygous period since astatine slightest 2013, according to city postulation data. 

At astir 7:30 p.m. connected Friday, Anchorage constabulary responded to an mishap adjacent West Northern Lights Boulevard and Minnesota Drive. A female was struck by a car while crossing nan westbound lanes, astir 500 feet from a crosswalk, constabulary said. The female was pronounced dormant astatine nan scene. 

On Saturday night, astatine 9:07 p.m., constabulary responded to different fatal vehicle-pedestrian mishap astatine nan intersection of East 36th Avenue and nan Seward Highway. A man was struck by 2 different vehicles arsenic he crossed nan northbound lanes, astir 500 feet from a crosswalk, according to police. He was transported to a infirmary wherever he was declared dead. 

Police person not yet publically identified either of nan group killed complete nan weekend. The drivers were not charged successful either incident, according to police.

The deaths bring this year’s full number of fatal pedestrian-vehicle crashes to 13. Police opportunity that’s arsenic galore crashes arsenic seen successful 2023 and 2022 combined: 2023 had six fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions, while 2022 had seven.

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