(KRON) — A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a stolen automobile and a second automotive on Worldwide Boulevard in Oakland Tuesday evening, police mentioned.
The lethal accident occurred round 9:30 p.m. “When officers arrived, they discovered {that a} automobile was touring westbound within the 5400 block of Worldwide Boulevard when it struck a pedestrian within the roadway. The affect from the collision pushed the pedestrian additional into the roadway the place a second automobile struck the pedestrian,” Oakland Police Division officer Darryl Rodgers wrote.
The stolen automobile grew to become disabled from the collision’s affect. A number of individuals who had been contained in the automobile bolted out on foot and fled the scene, Rodgers mentioned.
The second automobile additionally fled the scene after placing the pedestrian, in response to police. The sufferer was left behind and died on the scene.
Police mentioned the primary automobile that hit the sufferer had been reported as stolen from a neighboring metropolis. Officers mentioned they discovered the suspected driver of the stolen automotive and took the particular person into custody.
The sufferer’s and the suspected driver’s names weren’t instantly launched by regulation enforcement.
OPD mentioned its investigation is ongoing, and anybody with info on this incident is requested to contact the OPD Site visitors Investigations Unit at 510-777-8570.
