Investigators reported that a woman driving a 2003 Toyota 4Runner was trying to make a left turn from Fourth Street onto Ximeno Avenue when she struck a woman walking across Ximeno Avenue
Long Beach, CA – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Belmont Heights neighborhood of Long Beach on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, the collision took place on Ximeno Avenue and Fourth Street at around 12:57 p.m. March 24.
Investigators reported that a woman driving a 2003 Toyota 4Runner was trying to make a left turn from Fourth Street onto Ximeno Avenue when she struck a woman walking across Ximeno Avenue. The pedestrian was reportedly in the crosswalk when she was struck by the vehicle.
Paramedics with the Long Beach Fire Department performed life-saving measures on the pedestrian but were unsuccessful. The victim succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
The victim’s identity will be released by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner once her next-of-kin has been notified.
The driver of the involved vehicle, only identified as a 53-year-old Long Beach woman, stayed at the scene and was cooperative with the investigators.
The LBPD do not believe impairment, speed, or distraction played any role in the incident. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact 562-570-7355.
Long Beach is currently ranked as the 8th deadliest city in California for total crashes on both surface streets and freeways. In its California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) peer group (Group A: cities with populations over 250,000), Long Beach historically struggles with high victim counts, recently recording 53 fatal traffic collisions in 2025—the highest in over a decade.
According to OTS metrics, the city faces significant challenges with pedestrian (rank 11/15) and bicycle (rank 7/15) safety, where lower rankings indicate greater danger. Vulnerable road users are particularly at risk, with 32 fatalities involving non-motorists in 2025 alone.
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