SAN JOSE — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in North San Jose early Thursday, while he was calling for help after he was clipped by another vehicle moments earlier, according to San Jose police.

The victim, described by police as a 64-year-old man, was crossing Brokaw Road from the north side of the street near North First Street around 5:30 a.m. when he was hit by the passenger-side mirror of a 2003 Toyota Corolla traveling eastbound on Brokaw Road.

That impact knocked him down, and the Toyota driver stopped at the scene. The injured man called 911 and was on the phone with emergency dispatchers when he was hit by a second vehicle, police said.

The man was rushed to the hospital with major injuries, and died soon after, police said. His identity was not immediately released pending notification of his next of kin.

Both drivers stopped at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said, adding that the man was not in a crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing when he was hit. Drugs or alcohol use are not suspected factors in the collisions.

The death marked the city’s first traffic fatality of the year. In 2017, the city recorded 46 roadway deaths, 17 of which involved pedestrian victims. In 2016, 18 of the city’s 50 traffic deaths involved pedestrians. In 2015, 23 of the city’s 60 traffic deaths — recent highs in both categories — were recorded.

San Jose’s rate of pedestrian deaths generally aligns with a national increase of 11 percent between 2015 and 2016, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. And between 2010 and 2015, the country saw a 25 percent increase in pedestrian deaths.

Anyone with information about Thursday’s collisions can contact Officer Troy Sirmons at 408-277-4654.

SAN JOSE PEDESTRIAN DEATHS, 2007-2017

Pedestrian deaths/total traffic deaths

2007: 17/42

2008: 16/30

2009: 12/33

2010: 7/27

2011: 20/32

2012: 12/29

2013: 21/40

2014: 24/43

2015: 23/60

2016: 18/50

2017: 17/46

SOURCE: San Jose Police Dept., Mercury News archives