Mountain Lion Fatally Struck by Vehicle Near Malibu

An uncollared adult female mountain lion photographed with a motion sensor camera in Los Angeles County, Calif., on July 10, 2016. U.S. National Park Service via AP

LOS ANGELES—A mountain lion was fatally struck by a vehicle along Pacific Coast Highway west of Malibu, state officials said Feb. 15.

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the lion was struck around 7 p.m. Tuesday on Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo State Beach.