A person was hit by an SUV on Friday evening at around 6 p.m. in Chillicothe.

It happened on Main Street near Bridge Street when the person was illegally crossing the road outside of a crosswalk.

When medics arrived, the person was on the sidewalk surrounded by passersby and motorists who stopped.

The Jeep involved had severed front-end damage from the impact.

The person hit was not conscious when they were loaded onto the gurney and taken to Adena Medical Center.

No names have been released.

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