Pedestrian killed after being hit by three cars near Chittick Field • Long Beach Post News

A man was struck by three vehicles and killed this morning in Long Beach, authorities said.

The crashes happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of East Pacific Coast Highway, near Molino Avenue, Long Beach police reported.

The first vehicle fled the scene, police said, while the driver of the second vehicle, a 2017 Kia Sportage, stopped and called 911.

“As the driver waited for police to respond, they observed the pedestrian being struck again by a white truck and dragged east of Molino Avenue,” according to a police statement. “The truck fled the scene before the police arrived. The driver of the Kia Sportage remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.

The first vehicle was traveling eastbound in the No. 2 lane of PCH when it struck the man, who was crossing northbound outside a crosswalk, police said. The impact forced the pedestrian to fall into lane #1 at the Molino Avenue intersection.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Long Beach police urged anyone with information about the death to call them at 562-570-5130. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477, or tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.