The child, who was on the shoulder of the freeway, ran across the third lane at 10:52 p.m. and was fatally struck by a 36-year-old San Jose man, CHP said. The boy had severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A 6-year-old boy was killed this weekend on Interstate Highway 280 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A six-year-old San Jose boy was on the side of northbound Interstate 280 before he walked into traffic and was struck, according to a California Highway Patrol press release.