HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man who was reportedly fleeing from a crash on the Gulf Freeway was hit and killed by a vehicle on the feeder road on Thursday evening, police said.

According to the Houston Police Department, officers received a call at about 8:30 p.m. about a minor accident on the southbound main lanes of IH-45 near Beltway 8.

Shortly after, police said they received a second call about a pedestrian who was struck on the southbound feeder road in the same area.