L.A. police on the scene of a deadly accident Thursday involving a semi-truck and a pedestrian in Van Nuys. A 55-year-old man who was lying on the ground in a Van Nuys parking lot was killed Thursday by a semi-truck, according to law enforcement authorities. The incident occurred in a parking lot near the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Vanowen Street. The vehicle, a semi emblazoned with the Jon’s Marketplace logo, was traveling westbound in the parking lot of a shopping complex that included a Jon’s Marketplace supermarket when it hit a pedestrian who was lying on the ground. AdvertisementPhotos obtained by KTLA show that police had cordoned off a section of the parking lot and covered a portion of the underside of the truck with tarps and cones.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 17, 2026 06:08 UTC