HOUSTON – A man walking in the left lane of the North Freeway was hit and killed by a limo bus, police said.

The man was walking on the North Freeway near Main Street around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to police.

A limo bus traveling in the outbound lane hit the man walking on the side of the freeway, which sent him sailing over the side of the HOV retaining wall, investigators said.

The man died upon impact and the freeway was shut down for a short time Saturday evening in order for officials to investigate the scene.

The bus driver did stop after the incident occurred and police said there are no pending charges.

The man’s identity is unknown at this time.

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