A 28-year-old presumed illegal alien fleeing immigration officers in St. Augustine, Florida, was struck and killed by a semi-truck after he ran into oncoming traffic.

The deceased man was one of four individuals in a vehicle stopped by federal agents in the parking lot of a gas station very early Friday morning.

The four individuals fled on foot and one of them ran into oncoming traffic when he was fatally struck by a semi-truck.

The immigration status of the deceased 28-year-old is unclear.

The Miami Herald reported:

A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.

The man fled agents and was hit by a truck, Florida Highway Patrol Master Sergeant Dylan Bryan told the Miami Herald. FHP was not involved in the operation, but is currently investigating the incident, which took place shortly before 7 a.m.

“Preliminary information revealed that an encounter between HSI and ICE agents occurred in the parking lot of a local gas station/convenience store,” Bryan wrote in a statement. He said that four people ran off and one was hit by a tractor-trailer after running across State Road 16.

The immigration status and nationality of the victim are unclear, as is the reason immigration agents were involved. The tractor-trailer driver stopped and tried to help the victim, Bryan said. A photo published by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office shows a truck for the company Eggland’s Best blocking the highway.

Last week an illegal alien from Mexico was fatally shot after trying to run over an ICE agent in Houston, Texas.

An illegal alien from Colombia was fatally shot in Maine this week after trying to run over ICE agents.

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