by Bay City NewsA mountain lion was struck and killed by a car on Interstate
Highway 280 in San Bruno on Friday morning, a California Highway Patrol
spokesman said.
Officers responded to a report of a mountain lion's body on
southbound Highway 280 near Sneath Lane around 8 a.m., CHP Officer Vu
Williams said.
Arriving officers found the big cat on the side of the roadway and
determined it died after being hit by a car. The car was not at the scene when officers arrived and no
witnesses to the collision came forward, Williams said.
Officials from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife responded
to the scene and removed the deceased mountain lion from the freeway.
Williams estimated that the lion weighed about 75 to 80 pounds.
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