A pedestrian was struck by multiple vehicles and killed early Tuesday on the 5 Freeway in Anaheim, prompting an hourslong closure of all northbound lanes.
The person was first reported walking in the southbound lanes near Gene Autry Way around 12:45 a.m., according to a California Highway Patrol spokesperson.
A short time later, officers were alerted that a person was down in the northbound lanes.
Responding officers and Orange City Fire Department personnel arrived and pronounced the unidentified pedestrian dead at the scene. No additional information about the victim or why they were in the lanes was available.
Video from the scene showed a vehicle with severe front-end damage stopped on the freeway. The driver of the car that initially struck the pedestrian was not injured and remained at the scene, the spokesperson said.
Emergency crews respond to a fatality involving a pedestrian on the 5 Freeway in Anaheim on Feb. 3, 2026. (OC Hawk)
A SigAlert was issued for the closure of all northbound lanes while officials investigated the crash. According to CHP, the pedestrian was struck by several additional vehicles after the first collision.
After a nearly four-hour closure, all lanes reopened at 4:30 a.m.
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