Lanes of southbound Highway 101 were closed early Friday at 3rd Avenue in San Mateo after two crashes left a good Samaritan dead and another person seriously injured, CHP officials said.
At around 1:54 a.m. the CHP received a report of a solo-vehicle
crash, and within minutes, at about 1:58 a.m., officials received reports of a
second collision.
According to the CHP, it appears that a solo-vehicle collision left one person with serious injuries. A good Samaritan then apparently stopped to help the initial person and was struck and killed by another vehicle.
Officials said the good Samaritan was a man in is mid-20s to early 30s.
The person with major injuries was transported to a hospital. The CHP confirmed that two other people were checked for injuries but did not appear to be hurt.
Source: NBC Bay Area