UPDATE (10:05 a.m.) - San Luis Obispo police say the pedestrian has died. As of 9:30 a.m., one southbound lane of Santa Rosa was open. Northbound lanes of Santa Rosa were closed from Olive to Murray.
The Severe Collision Incident Detail (SCID) Team was called out to investigate the collision.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Traffic along a portion of Santa Rosa Street in San Luis Obispo is being diverted Wednesday morning due to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian.
San Luis Obispo police say the call came in at around 6:15 a.m. for the area near Santa Rosa Park.
Police say a pedestrian was hit, but would not provide information on the extent of the injuries.
KSBY's crew on scene reports seeing a yellow tarp appearing to be covering something in the middle of the road.
They add that the driver remained on scene and is being cooperative with authorities.
The road is blocked off and traffic diverted while the investigation is underway.
It was not immediately known when the road would reopen.
