A man was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning on the 10 Freeway just east of Indian Canyon Drive.
#CHP investigating Coachella Valley's 1st pedestrian fatality of 2018 on I-10 at Indian @MyDesert pic.twitter.com/6OIZlGGM4k
— Colin Atagi (@TDSColinAtagi) January 2, 2018
The collision happened a little before 5 am, reports the Desert Sun. Witnesses told the paper the man was struck by a big rig that fled the scene. This account has not been confirmed by police.
CHP is investigating a collision where a man appeared to have been struck on the EB 10 freeway east of Indian Canyon. pic.twitter.com/v3WtYkbcJ0
— Jeremy Chen (@JeremyChenKESQ) January 2, 2018
One lane of the freeway was closed until 8:30 am while officers investigated.
The death is the first pedestrian death in the Coachella Valley in 2018. Last year saw 13 pedestrian deaths which was down from 29 in 2016.
