NICE, Calif. – A pedestrian died Monday night after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 20 in Nice.
The name of the victim has not yet been released by the California Highway Patrol.
The incident occurred shortly after 6:15 p.m. in the 3400 block of Highway 20 near the Tower Mart, according to reports from the scene.
Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters arriving at the scene found the victim down on the right side of the highway, scanner reports indicated.
Witnesses at the scene described the victim as an elderly male who lived nearby and the vehicle that hit him as a Jeep Cherokee.
It was not immediately clear if the man was crossing the highway or had been walking along the roadside when he was struck.
The victim was transported to a landing zone at Sentry Market where an air ambulance was due to pick him up.
However, a short time later, the California Highway Patrol reported the victim had died.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle
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