A pedestrian was killed Sunday on the Long Beach (710) Freeway in Bell, authorities said.
The pedestrian was described as a 25-year-old man, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The incident was reported just before 3 a.m. on the southbound Long Beach Freeway just south of Slauson Avenue.
A 2015 Toyota Highlander driven by a 47-year-old man was going southbound, south of Slauson Avenue, when the SUV struck the 25-year-old man, who was running across the lanes of traffic.
The coroner was called to the scene at about 3:40 a.m., the CHP said.
A SigAlert was issued shutting down all southbound 710 lanes just south of Slauson Avenue at about 3:15 a.m. The far right lane was reopened at 4:10 a.m. All lanes were reopened at 4:37 a.m.
The CHP asked anyone with any information regarding the death to call them at (323) 980-4600.