Highway Patrol

1 Killed, Multiple Lanes Closed on 405 Freeway

Four lanes of the highway were shut down in the Hawthorne area.

A person was killed Sunday morning in a traffic crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Hawthorne.

The crash on the southbound freeway, north of the Century (105) Freeway, occurred at 5:07 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Dion Conley.

Paramedics dispatched to the crash scene at 5:10 a.m. did not transport anyone to a hospital, according to a county fire dispatcher.

A SigAlert was issued, closing the Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 lanes of the southbound 405 Freeway, just north of the 105 Freeway until at least 9 a.m., the CHP said.

NBC4's Mike Bebernes contributed to this story

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