UPDATE (February 1, 2017 4 p.m.): The pedestrian hit in the fatal accident Monday night has been identified as 79-year-old Robert Derkacz from Chilliwack, British Columbia. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A deadly accident closed Highway 14 near Mojave for several hours Monday night.

California Highway Patrol was investigating a vehicle versus pedestrian crash where two people were hit by a car around 7 p.m., according to initial reports.

It is not clear if one or both people hit by the car were killed.

23ABC will update this story as we receive more information.