Pedestrian hit and killed by vehicle in Stanton

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and died near an intersection in Stanton on Monday night.

Lt. Fred Thompson with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said the crash happened at around 9:40 p.m. near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Cerritos Avenue.

Thompson said the driver did not leave the area after the crash, and the intersection was closed while investigators worked the scene of the crash.

Information on the identity of the person who died was not immediately available.