A woman was killed early Thursday morning after walking onto the 405 freeway southbound in Irvine.
The collision occurred near Laguna Canyon Road at around 6:11 a.m. The woman was walking on the right shoulder when she apparently walked out into oncoming traffic.
The woman was hit by a box truck in the second from right lane, and pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck driver was uninjured, and remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities. There were no other people or vehicles involved.
It is still unclear why the woman was walking on the freeway. However, it was foggy at the time of the crash, and that may have been a contributing factor.
Authorities were not able to immediately identify the woman, who is believed to be at least 50 years of age.
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