Pedestrian Fatally Struck, Closing Railroad Avenue In Pittsburg

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday morning
in Pittsburg, police said. The collision was reported at about 5:50 a.m. on southbound Railroad Avenue near Marks Boulevard.

Officers arrived and found the pedestrian in the roadway with fatal injuries, according to police.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian is cooperating with the investigation.

Southbound Railroad Avenue was expected to be closed for several hours while police investigate the collision, police said shortly after 7:15 a.m.

By Bay City News Service

Patch file photo by Maggie Avants