Pedestrian dies after being hit by LA County Sheriff's Department bus

ARLETA, Calif. - An L.A. County Sheriff's Department transport bus struck and killed a pedestrian Monday in Arleta, authorities said.

The collision happened around 3:20 a.m along the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway at Osborne Street.

Officers were called to look into a report that a man had been hit by the bus in the #4 lane, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.

The pedestrian died from injuries sustained in the collision, Nicholson said.

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The bus didn't have any prisoners on it at the time, he said.

The cause of the collision is under investigation, and the condition of the bus driver was unclear.

A SIG alert was issued and the road was reopened shortly before 8 a.m.