Pedestrian Fatally Struck On Riverside Freeway

RIVERSIDE, CA — A pedestrian was fatally struck Wednesday evening during a two-vehicle collision on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Riverside, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol officers responded to the westbound freeway and Madison Street at approximately 9:42 p.m. Wednesday, where they found a black Honda stalled in the freeway's middle lanes and a gray sedan on the side of the freeway.

According to the CHP, three people were outside the Honda when they were struck by a vehicle.

The victim, whose age, name and gender were not immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The CHP closed the Madison exit while they investigated the cause of the collision.

—City News Service