CHP: Man killed on Highway 273 after being hit by car
A man was killed Thursday morning when he was hit by a car on Highway 273 just north of Happy Valley Road.
The collision happened about 5:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol's traffic incident information page.
An initial report from a witness said the man dove in front of the southbound Ford Fusion.
The highway's slow lane was temporarily closed while the CHP investigated.
Mike Chapman is an award-winning reporter and photographer for the Record Searchlight in Redding, Calif. His newspaper career spans Yreka and Eureka in Northern California and Bellingham, Wash. Support local journalism by subscribing today.
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