A 28-year-old Moorpark man was struck and killed Wednesday morning on the 5 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles.
Witnesses told officers the man was walking in the No. 2 lane of the freeway at the time of the collision around 4 a.m. The individual's identity and details about why he was walking on the freeway were not immediately available.
The man died at the scene.
The crash was on the southbound freeway and the Cesar Chavez Avenue exit ramp, where officers found the victim.
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The crash closed three lanes of the freeway and a SigAlert was issued while the CHP conducted its investigation of the crash.
