(Michigan City, IN) - A man pushing a shopping cart was struck and killed by a motor vehicle in Michigan City.

About 6:30 a.m. this morning, emergency responders were called to U.S 12 at Martin Luther King Drive on the city’s far northeast side.  La Porte County Coroner Lynn Swanson said the body of a man was discovered by a volunteer firefighter traveling the four lane highway.  She said items inside the cart were strewn over a wide area.

“There was quite a bit of debris in the road and on the side of the road,” Swanson said.

She said the name of the victim and how much time passed before the discovery of the body were not yet known. 

HometownNewsNow.com will report additional details as they become available.