A PEDESTRIAN is dead in Garden Grove after a traffic pile-up on Saturday afternoon (Shutterstock).
A 73-year-old Westminster man is dead after a multi-vehicle traffic collision in Garden Grove on Saturday afternoon.
According to Master Officer John Yergler of the GGPD, the incident took place in the 12100 block of Lewis Street, near Chapman Avenue.
Officers were dispatched to the scene at around 5:54 p.m. in response to reports about the pile-up and found an eight-car collision involving a pedestrian.
City of Orange Fire Department paramedics responded and attempted life-saving measures without success. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicles involved included a white Ford Edge, a white Toyota Tacoma, a white Mercedes GLE350, a red Toyota Corolla, a white Toyota Camry, a white Acura MDX, a silver Lexus RX350 and a blue Toyota Venza.
Alcohol or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the incident, but an autopsy will be conducted and the collisions investigated.