A Tracy man who was standing next to his car after an initial crash died after an approaching semi-truck struck him and his sedan on Interstate 580 in unincorporated Livermore on Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The situation began unfolding at about 6:45 a.m. when a gray 2007 Toyota Corolla traveling on I-580 eastbound in the No. 5 lane drifted to the right and crashed against the yellow attenuator barrels on the right shoulder east of Greenville Road in Livermore, according to CHP Officer Tyler Hahn.
The driver got out of the Corolla and stood next to his sedan, which came to rest on the freeway and blocked the right-hand lane, according to Hahn.
Then, a 2012 Freightliner semi-truck towing a box trailer on the freeway struck the Corolla, and the man was subsequently hit by both his own car and the big-rig, Hahn said. The 51-year-old, whose name was not released, died at the scene.
The circumstances remain under investigation. Anyone with information related to the case can contact CHP-Dublin at 925-828-0466.