UPDATE: Police say the victim, Balvant Patel, has died in the hospital. Investigators believe he was crossing the highway when a car struck him Wednesday night.

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BATON ROUGE - A pedestrian was taken to a hospital in critical condition Wednesday night after they were hit by a car along Airline Highway. 

Authorities said the crash happened around 9:15 p.m. near the corner of Airline and Gwenadele Avenue. 

No more information about the pedestrian's condition or the specifics of the crash were released.