The body of a man, approximately 60 years old, was found Sunday on the right shoulder of the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway near Echo Park, authorities said.

The body was discovered at about 8:10 a.m. on the southbound freeway, just north of the Pasadena (110) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A representative from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office was called to the scene at 8:25 a.m.

No further information was immediately available.