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Police Monday were investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in Long Beach.<\/p>\n
The man was hit by a car around 9:05 p.m. Saturday as he crossed Wardlow Road near Norwalk Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department.<\/p>\n
Want to get caught up on what’s happening in SoCal every weekday afternoon? Click to follow The L.A. Local<\/a> wherever you get podcasts.<\/p>\n When officers arrived at the location, Long Beach Fire Department personnel were treating the man before taking him to a hospital, where he later died, police said.<\/p>\n The man’s identity was withheld pending notification of his family.<\/p>\n “The preliminary investigation indicates a white Honda CR-V, driven by a 56-year-old female resident of Garden Grove, was traveling eastbound on Wardlow Road when it struck the pedestrian who was in the roadway outside of any crosswalk,” according\u00a0\u00a0to a police statement. “The driver remained at the scene and was cooperative with the investigation.”<\/p>\n Speed, distracted driving and driving under the influence are not believed to have been factors in the collision, police said.<\/p>\n Anyone who may have witnessed the crash was urged to contact the LBPD Collision Investigation Detail at 562-570-7355. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting www.LACrimeStoppers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow KNX News 97.1 FM
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