A woman who got out of her vehicle was struck and killed on the 101 Freeway, prompting lane closures through the Echo Park area of Los Angeles Tuesday morning.
California Highway Patrol units responded to the incident around 3:45 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway near Alvarado Street.
The victim apparently had some sort of car trouble and stopped on the freeway to check the problem, CHP Sgt. Jensen said.
For unknown reasons, she walked into traffic lanes and was struck, Jensen said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her identity was not immediately released.
There were no indications of foul play regarding the incident, which “seems like an accident,” Jensen said.
All lanes on the southbound side of the 101 Freeway were shut down at Alvarado for several hours for the investigation.
