Traffic & Transit

Pedestrian Killed On 10 Freeway

Three lanes of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway west of Downtown Los Angeles were closed for the fatality investigation.

LOS ANGELES, CA — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Thursday on the eastbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway west of Downtown Los Angeles.

The crash was reported at 4:18 a.m. near Western Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Information was not immediately available on the identity or gender of the fatally injured person.

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Three eastbound lanes were blocked while an investigation was conducted.

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