LOS ANGELES - A traffic investigation shut down the northbound side of the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday during the heart of the morning rush hour after a pedestrian who was attempting to cross the freeway was struck and killed.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the 110 Freeway in the South Los Angeles area, prompting the closure of some lanes for several hours Tuesday morning. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. in northbound lanes at Exposition Boulevard after someone reported a pedestrian running across lanes,