Pedestrian hit, killed on Highway 50 in Sacramento

One man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 50 in Sacramento, authorities said. The collision happened Thursday night on the westbound lanes of the highway near 26th Street, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP said they received a report of a pedestrian running from the center divide to the shoulder of the highway before the vehicle struck them. The unidentified man died at the scene of the collision. The driver of the vehicle is cooperating with investigators. Drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be a cause for the collision, CHP said. This is a developing story, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

One man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 50 in Sacramento, authorities said.

The collision happened Thursday night on the westbound lanes of the highway near 26th Street, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP said they received a report of a pedestrian running from the center divide to the shoulder of the highway before the vehicle struck them.

The unidentified man died at the scene of the collision.

The driver of the vehicle is cooperating with investigators.

Drugs or alcohol are not suspected to be a cause for the collision, CHP said.

This is a developing story, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.