Authorities said an SUV was stopped in traffic lanes when a female party reportedly walked away from the vehicle and got hit by another car.

Norwalk Pedestrian Accident
Deadly Pedestrian Accident on Interstate 605 in Norwalk

, CA – A died after being struck by a vehicle Monday morning on in Norwalk, the California Highway Patrol said.

The incident was reported around 9:13 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the freeway near .

As per the report, an SUV was stopped in the No. 2 lane when a woman walked away from the vehicle and was hit by another car.

The pedestrian was lying down in the No. 3 lane after the crash.

Firefighters responded to the scene and pronounced the victim dead at the scene at 9:38 a.m.

Authorities are investigating the accident.

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