RIVERSIDE, CA – Officers with the Riverside Police Department responded to a fatal truck vs. pedestrian collision on Indiana Avenue on Tuesday.
According to The Press-Enterprise, the crash occurred around 6:05 p.m, when a man was hit by a truck while crossing the road between Jefferson Street and Detroit Drive.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Riverside County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 82-year-old Luis Torres from Riverside.
The driver of the truck, a 22-year-old from Moreno Valley, remained at the scene and cooperated in the investigation.
Police said there were no signs that drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident.
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