A man died after being hit on the side of Highway 101 in Gaviota Thursday.
It happened in the southbound lanes near Dos Pueblos Canyon at around 12:30 p.m.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the man was trying to get into a vehicle parked along the shoulder of the road when he was side swiped by a passing vehicle.
Fire officials say bystanders performed CPR on the man before medics arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other information was immediately available.
