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One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 96 just south of Kirbyville. It happened at about 7:15 Friday evening. Sergeant Shana Clark with the Texas Department of Public Safety says that 33-year-old Christina Rivas, of Jasper, was hit by a northbound 2015 Hyundai Tucson. Rivas was pronounced dead at the scene by Jasper County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Raymond Hopson. The incident is still under investigation.