A North Little Rock man was killed Tuesday when he was hit by a vehicle.

According to a preliminary report, Mark Lorge, 71, was hit by a 2007 Ford F-150 that was traveling north in the inside lane of Arkansas Highway 107 at Osage Street at 8:05 p.m. Lorge was pronounced dead at the scene.

The death was the 227th so far this year on the state’s highways.