Police in San Jose are investigating a hit-and-run Monday night in which a driver fatally struck a man who had been clearing a tree branch on the road.

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car in San Jose on Monday, the San Jose Police Department said. The driver fled the scene after the crash. The crash happened in the area of Bird Avenue and Coe Avenue just before 8:45 p.

A man who was attempting to clear a large branch from a roadway was struck and killed Monday night, according to the San Jose Police Department. SJPD officers responded at around 8:44 p.m. to the area of Bird and Hull avenues on a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A pedestrian died Monday in San Jose after being struck in a hit-and-run collision, according to police. Officers arrived to the area of Bird and Coe avenues after a man was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.