Man dies after being struck by five cars in San Jose hit-and-run

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A pedestrian died after being struck by five vehicles Monday morning in a hit-and-run collision in San Jose, authorities said.

Around 6:23 a.m., police responded to the crash at Almaden Expressway and Camden Avenue, a residential area in South San Jose.

A red pickup truck was traveling northbound on Almaden Expressway in the far left lane when the driver hit the victim, an adult man, police said. The car stopped momentarily, but then continued driving. Four more cars hit the man while he was lying in the road.

Authorities pronounced the man dead at the scene. His identity was not released.

San Jose has had six fatal collisions and four fatal pedestrian collisions in 2019.

Anyone with information can call Detective Troy Sirmons with the San Jose Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 408-277-4654 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 408-947-7867.

Ashley McBride is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: ashley.mcbride@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @ashleynmcb