AUSTIN (KXAN) — The northbound lanes of Interstate 35 were closed for several hours at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. early Saturday morning after a man was hit and killed while trying to cross the highway.

Austin Police said they received several calls about a body in the roadway at about 4 a.m.

Sgt. Joseph Lorett said at least three vehicles hit the man and scattered his belongings, leaving an “expansive” crime scene.

Police said that it appeared the victim, described only as a middle-aged white man, was crossing from west to east when he was hit.

APD’s vehicular homicide unit is investigating.