The child, who was on the shoulder of the freeway, ran across the third lane at 10:52 p.m. and was fatally struck by a 36-year-old San Jose man, CHP said. The boy had severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A 6-year-old boy who ran into the shoulder of a major highway in San Jose died after being hit by a car, California Highway Patrol officials said. On Friday, CHP San Jose officers responded to the right shoulder of Interstate 280 northbound — just south of Leland Avenue — just before 11 p.

A 6-year-old boy was killed this weekend on Interstate Highway 280 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol.