A pedestrian died after being struck by a car after a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach
Long Beach, CA – A pedestrian died after being struck by a car following a multi-vehicle collision that happened on Monday evening near Long Beach in Los Angeles.
The accident happened at around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.
The officers who responded to the incident found a car split in half and another vehicle with some damage.
A pedestrian was struck by one of the cars and died at the accident scene.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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