A person was killed and two other people suffered critical injuries Saturday in a crash involving at least five vehicles on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, authorities said.
The crash occurred at about 5:40 a.m. Saturday on the eastbound freeway at Crenshaw Boulevard, where two vehicles overturned, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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WATCH HEREFirefighters and paramedics dispatched to the location reported one person dead at the scene.
Paramedics rushed two people to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
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SIGN UP A Sigalert issued at 6:01 a.m. closing the No. 1, 2 and 3 lanes of the eastbound freeway was canceled at 9:28 a.m.
