One man was killed and a woman is in critical condition after two pedestrians were struck by a Toyota Camry in Canyon Country, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials said Tuesday.

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Deputies received a report of the collision at 8:23 p.m., officials said.

A car heading southbound on Sierra Highway reportedly struck a man and a woman, near Scherzinger Lane, officials said.

One man was reportedly killed in the crash, and the woman was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and is reportedly in critical condition.

The victim, Munir Jeryous Albichara, 65, of Canyon Country, was declared dead at the scene minutes after deputies received the report of the incident. 

Albichara and a 26-year-old woman who was not identified were in an unmarked crosswalk when they were struck, according to Sgt. Rich Cohen of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Traffic Unit.

“They were crossing the road,” Cohen said. Drugs and alcohol were not believed to be a factor at this time, but the crash is still under investigation. 

No arrests have been made in the incident, according to officials.

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