A 45-year-old man was struck by a minivan and killed near Cypress College, according to a news report.
Cypress police said that Steven Hinkel was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a minivan in the southbound lanes of Valley View Street just south of Lakeshore Drive in Cypress. The minivan driver was not injured and no arrest or citations were reported.
An investigation into the fatal pedestrian accident is ongoing; anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Cypress police at 714-229-6634.
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