SHAWNEE COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County are investigating a pedestrian accident.

Just before 11:30p.m. on Thursday, emergency responders were dispatched to report of a 28-year-old man hit by a truck near Southwest Sena and Gage Boulevard in Topeka, according to a media release.

The victim was transported to a hospital with life threatening injuries.

The 1100 Block of Southwest Gage Boulevard was closed early Friday as police conducted an investigation.

Name of the victim was not released.