A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department transport bus struck and killed a pedestrian Monday on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Arleta.
Officers were called at 3:20 a.m. to the northbound 5 Freeway, just south of Osborne Street, where the unidentified man was hit by the bus in the No. 4 lane, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, and it was unclear why he was on the freeway.
The bus didn’t have any prisoners on it at the time, Nicholson said.
The 34-year-old Los Angeles man driving the bus was uninjured, according to the CHP.
A SigAlert was issued and lasted until just before 8 a.m.