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Pedestrian killed in Auburn rollover crash

Mar 3, 2016, 5:24 AM | Updated: 5:28 am

One person was killed when an SUV clipped another car and rolled over in Auburn. (KIRO 7)...

One person was killed when an SUV clipped another car and rolled over in Auburn. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Police say a driver was speeding down Auburn Way South when he struck two pedestrians in front of Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn.

The SUV was on Auburn Way South when it rolled over and struck another car that was parked in the casino parking lot at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.

The driver was thrown from the vehicle.

One of the pedestrians died at the scene. The other suffered minor injuries. The driver of the vehicle has serious injuries. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

One lane of Auburn Way South was closed in each direction for hours, but all lanes reopened shortly after 4:30 a.m.

It is the fourth vehicle-related fatality this week.

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