Traffic & Transit
Woman Hit By Semi On 710 Freeway
A 43-year-old Long Beach woman died Monday morning when she tried to cross traffic on the 710 Freeway after her vehicle became disabled.
LONG BEACH, CA — A Long Beach woman died Monday morning after being hit by a semi-tractor on the Long Beach (710) Freeway.
The 43-year-old woman had run into traffic after her vehicle became disabled from a previous crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A woman was struck and killed by a semi-tractor without a trailer on the Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach Monday morning. She died at the scene.
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The crash occurred just before 3 a.m. on the southbound Long Beach Freeway just north of the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities withheld the woman's name pending notification of her relatives.
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City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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