Crime & Safety
Wheelchair-Bound Man, 74, Fatally Hit By Car In Huntington Beach: Police
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon at around 2 p.m., police said.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A 74-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a car in Huntington Beach Tuesday.
The crash happened at around 2 p.m. Tuesday at Skylab Road and Able Lane, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.
The victim was crossing southbound in a motorized wheelchair on Skylab Road when he was hit by a Honda traveling eastbound, police said.
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The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries.
The man was only identified as a Westminster resident.
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The Honda's driver — a 45-year-old man was Los Angeles — remained on scene and helped investigators, police said.
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