Pedestrian Killed In Studio City Collision

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — A man was killed when a vehicle struck him on Friday evening on Ventura Boulevard.

The incident was reported just prior to 7:00 p.m., and when authorities arrived the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

There is no information on how the collision occurred, but an early report from officials indicated that the victim appeared to be a homeless man. The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian remained on scene to cooperate with authorities.

Officials on scene had blocked a portion of the surrounding streets off to traffic as they conducted an investigation.