SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night on Interstate Highway 280 in San Francisco, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP received calls at 10:54 p.m. of a pedestrian walking in the northbound lanes of I-280 at Monterey Boulevard, officials said.
Shortly after CHP received the calls, the pedestrian was struck by a car.
Upon arrival, officers found a man who sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
All but one lane of the freeway was shut down and a sig-alert was issued. The lanes reopened and the alert was cancelled at 1:53 a.m.
It’s unclear why the man was walking on the freeway.
The man’s identity has not yet been released.
The incident in under investigation by police.
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