Passenger ejected in fatal crash on East Bay highway

The crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on northbound state Highway 242 as it transitions into Highway 4.

A Pittsburg man died Sunday night when a car in which he was riding lost control and crashed on an East Bay highway, the California Highway Patrol said.

The crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on northbound state Highway 242 as it transitions into Highway 4. The passenger in the car did not have a seat belt on and was ejected from the car, according to the CHP.

Another car on the highway then hit the man, and he died at the scene. Authorities did not identify him immediately Monday morning.

The driver of the car suffered minor injuries, the CHP said. He was seat-belted in his car.

According to the CHP, the driver lost control of the black 1994 Honda Civic and smashed into the concrete center divider. The car tumbled over the divider and down the center dirt embankment toward the southbound lanes of Highway 242 and ended up on its roof in the southbound lanes.

There were no obvious signs that driving under the influence caused the crash, and that is not considered a factor, the California Highway Patrol said.

The case remains under investigation, any anyone with information can call the CHP’s Contra Costa office at 925-646-4980.