A man whose gay son took his own life has been killed while walking across the United States as he tried to raise awareness about bullying.
Joe Bell was struck by a truck on a highway in a rural area 20 miles north-west of Kit Carson in eastern Colorado, authorities said.
Investigators believe the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel when he hit Mr Bell as he walked on the hard shoulder.
Mr Bell's 15-year-old son Jadin died in February after trying to hang himself in a school playground.
A passer-by saw the teenager and tried to help but the boy later died in hospital.
He had reported being bullied but he did not leave a suicide note.
Mr Bell, from La Grande in Oregon, began his walk in April and planned to finish in New York City, where Jadin said he wanted to live.
Truck driver, 49-year-old Kenneth Raven, of Bryan, Texas, has been charged with careless driving resulting in death, a misdemeanour.
A friend of Mr Bell put up an announcement about his death on a Facebook page chronicling the walk.
It said: "Thank you to everyone who has come here to support Joe's family in this difficult time."
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