A pedestrian was seriously injured early Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle on the South R.L. Thornton Freeway service road, Dallas police said.

Pedestrian struck in Dallas What we know: Officers responded at 12:55 a.m. to the northbound service road in the 500 block of South R.L. Thornton Freeway, located just south of 10th Street, according to police officers on the scene.

Upon arrival, officers found a man lying in the roadway with serious injuries.