A male pedestrian was killed Monday morning when he was struck while standing in lanes of the Riverside (91) Freeway in the Yorba Linda area.
The fatal crash occurred at 12:10 a.m. on the westbound Riverside Freeway just east of Gypsum Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A witness told the CHP a red sedan was on the right shoulder and then a witness said a male was in the Nos. 2 and 3 lanes "trying to touch vehicles and get them to stop."
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At 12:22 a.m., a witness reported a large unknown item was in lanes and vehicles were almost running into it.
The pedestrian may have been trying to fix a disabled car when he was struck by another vehicle, according to KTLA5.
The Orange County coroner's office arrived at the scene at 12:42 a.m.
The CHP shut down all westbound lanes but the HOV lanes at 12:37 a.m. for the investigation.
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