SAN JOSE — A pedestrian was killed and a news crew was injured in a three-car collision Thursday afternoon in front of City Hall, according to police and fire officials.

The crash was reported at 4:34 p.m. at 4th and Santa Clara streets, said San Jose fire Capt. Mitch Matlow.

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One person was detained.

“It appears alcohol was involved in this collision,” said San Jose police Lt. Lisa Gannon.

The person who was detained was driving a white pickup truck southbound on 4th Street, Gannon said. The truck collided with a dark-colored sedan and a KGO news van, which was parked on 4th Street in front of City Hall.

Gannon said it wasn’t immediately clear where the pedestrian was standing when he was hit. A yellow tarp covered the body where the truck came to a rest against the news van.

A reporter and a cameraman were inside the news van at the time of the collision and suffered minor injuries as a result, Matlow said. The driver of the sedan was not injured.

The intersection was closed during the investigation, causing traffic congestion on a number of nearby streets during the afternoon commute.

The fatal crash is the 40th of the year in San Jose.

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