Update: Fresno man identified as pedestrian in fatal collision on Highway 180

A 35-year-old man on foot was killed by an oncoming car on Highway 180 near downtown Fresno on Tuesday morning.

The California Highway Patrol reported the man was struck and killed by a Honda Civic while walking on the highway, away from his car following an initial collision with a semi truck on westbound Highway 180 at Highway 41.

The man was driving west on 180 when he rear-ended a semi truck. The crash left his car damaged and in the middle of the highway. The man then left his car and was walking toward the right-hand shoulder when he was truck by the Civic.

He sustained major injuries and was taken to Community Regional Medial Center, where he died.

He was identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office as Navdeep Singh, 35, of Fresno.

The CHP does not know why he left his car. Toxicology results are pending. The driver of the Civic was uninjured and was not impaired at the time of the collision, the CHP said.

This is the third pedestrian killed on a Fresno freeway in the past two weeks.

This story was originally published August 10, 2021 at 9:05 AM.