Pedestrian Killed, Another Injured After Being Struck Crossing PCH

MALIBU, CA - One person was killed and one person was injured Saturday when a man and woman were struck by a vehicle while crossing Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, authorities said.

The accident was reported at 5:25 p.m. in the 32500 block of Pacific Coast Highway at El Matador State Beach, said Lt. Christina Baker of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station.

One patient was airlifted to a hospital and one of the pedestrians was pronounced dead at the scene, Baker said.

The pedestrians were described as a man and woman about 20 years-old, said Dispatch Supervisor Art Marrujo of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

All lanes of PCH were closed at El Matador State Beach for the accident investigation, the sheriff's department said.