LOS GATOS — A 31-year-old San Jose woman walking on northbound Highway 85 near the Highway 17 connector ramp was hit by two cars and killed Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP received a call at about 5 a.m. of a female pedestrian on the freeway carrying a backpack, according to Officer Ross Lee.

At 5:09 a.m. a second call came in regarding a pedestrian being hit on northbound 85 at the 17 connector ramp.

The CHP reports that the driver of a black 2011 Audi Q5 was traveling on the connector ramp from 85 to 17 at approximately 70 mph when she suddenly saw a pedestrian standing in the roadway. The driver attempted to swerve to the left but hit the woman standing in the roadway.

A 2006 Lexus GS300 traveling behind the Audi at about 65 mph witnessed the collision and assumed the Audi had collided with debris. By the time the male driver of the Lexus realized a person was in the roadway, it was too late and he drove over the pedestrian.

Both drivers pulled to the right shoulder, called 911 and waited for CHP officers to arrive.

The ramp was closed for about three hours.

The CHP did not say why the woman was on the roadway, and the collision remains under investigation.

The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office will release the victim’s name once the family is notified.

Contact Mark Gomez at 408-920-5869 and follow him at Twitter.com/MarkMgomez.