Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in North Long Beach, police say
The woman, 78, was crossing Orange Avenue near 71st Street Friday night when she was hit, according to authorities.
A woman has died after being hit by a pickup truck in North Long Beach, authorities said.
Long Beach police said the woman, identified as a 78-year-old Long Beach resident, was crossing Orange Avenue near the 71st Street around 8:57 p.m. Friday when the driver of a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling northbound on Orange struck her.
It is unclear if the woman was crossing at the intersection or mid-block, police added.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took the woman to a local hospital, where she died of her injuries, according to authorities.
The driver of the truck was a 38-year-old resident of Long Beach, police said.
The pedestrian's identity is being withheld until the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner notifies the next of kin, according to the LBPD.
At this time, speed, distracted and impaired driving do not appear to have contributed to the collision, police said.
Police are asking anyone who saw the collision to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Joseph Johnson at 562-570-7355.
This is 27th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.
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