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Man dies in car-pedestrian accident in Jamestown

A Jamestown resident died Saturday after a car-pedestrian accident on Falconer Street near Bowen Street.

Jamestown police reported Monday that officers responded to the scene at 6:08 p.m. Saturday on Falconer Street to find a man had been hit by a motor vehicle. Officers found Kendel R. Bell, 51, lying in the road, unresponsive. Officers tried to provide lifesaving measures until Jamestown firefighters and Alstar Ambulance EMTs arrived on scene. Bell was taken to UPMC Chautauqua at WCA and then to UPMC Hamot in Erie.

Bell passed away around 8:15 a.m. Sunday. The operator of the vehicle that struck Bell and called 911 is cooperating with the investigation as investigators continue to look into the incident.

Investigators are searching the area for video footage and are asking community members, who reside in the area of Lillian Dickson Park to contact the Jamestown Police Department at 716-483-7536 if they have footage of the incident.

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