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Person struck, killed on Highway 50 in Sacramento near 16th Street

Deadly crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento
Deadly crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento 00:57

SACRAMENTO – A deadly crash had several lanes blocked on one of Sacramento's major freeway arteries Wednesday morning.

The incident happened just before 5:30 a.m. on westbound Highway 50, right near the Highway 99 connector.

California Highway Patrol says a vehicle was heading down the freeway when it struck someone who was walking in the #2 lane. The person suffered fatal injuries. 

Officers say the person is a John Doe whose identity hasn't been confirmed; the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. 

Drivers were being urged to detour around the crash. A SigAlert was issued, with traffic reduced down to one lane on Highway 50 at 16th Street.

All lanes were cleared around 7:30 a.m.

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