Traffic backed up on northbound Interstate 15
Image from Caltrans camera shows northbound traffic on I-15 backed up at Bernardo Center Drive.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday morning on Interstate 15 in the Rancho Bernardo area.

The crash was reported around 4 a.m. on northbound Interstate 15 south of West Bernardo Drive, California Highway Patrol Officer Jim Bettencourt said.

The circumstances leading up to the crash were under investigation, including exactly how many vehicles struck the unidentified pedestrian, Bettencourt said.

The CHP issued a SigAlert around 4:35 a.m. shutting down all northbound lanes of the freeway south of West Bernardo Drive. The lanes were reopened around 9:10 a.m.

Updated at 10:10 a.m. July 12, 2019

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.