A man was struck and killed by a truck Friday while walking along the Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach.
California Highway Patrol officers were called at 12:03 a.m. to the northbound freeway and Wardlow Road exit where they found the pedestrian, CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig told City News Service.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by Long Beach Fire Department personnel.
Kravig said the CHP issued a SigAlert for the closure of three lanes of the northbound 710 Freeway and West Wardlow for three hours while they investigated the cause of the collision.