5 Freeway

A person was struck and killed Wednesday morning on the 5 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles.

Lanes are closed on a stretch of the 5 Freeway in northern Los Angeles County due a mudslide triggered by steady weekend rain.

Part of the 5 Freeway will close overnight this week for construction work north of Los Angeles.

A Gardena mother delivered her baby girl in the passenger seat of the family car whole on the freeway in Orange County. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 News on Nov. 10, 2022. 

A new mom gave birth on the side of the 5 Freeway Wednesday night in Anaheim as the couple was heading to UC Irvine Medical Center.

A couple left early for the hospital, but not early enough for their newborn.

The heavy rainfall throughout Southern California caused massive flooding including major floods on the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 8, 2022.

Rain floods part of the 5 Freeway in Sun Valley Tuesday Nov. 8, 2022.

The car went off the freeway from the southbound lanes, crashed into a power pole and hit a parked car before stopping on top of the home’s front fence.

Drivers heading north on the 5 Freeway any time this week should prepare for delays in the evening and early mornings, as Caltrans repairs part of the road damage caused in Castaic by the Route Fire.

If you’re driving north on the 5 Freeway, expect delays for most of the week as crews repair damage caused by the Route Fire. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway in Castaic will be closed until 10 a.m. Friday. As seen on air on Sept. 8, 2022.

A brush fire burned Tuesday just off the 5 Freeway in Castaic where a brush fire last week forced lane closures on the heavily traveled route in northern Los Angeles County.

The fire was 27% contained as of Friday morning. Video aired during Today in LA on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.

In under 24 hours, the Route Fire sparked along the 5 Freeway in Castaic has spread over thousands of acres, prompted mandatory evacuations and injured some of the firefighters attempting to beat the fire back.

Crews were up all night fighting the wildfire, which spread quickly, shut down freeway lanes, destroyed homes, and injured firefighters. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022.

The Castaic brush fire that started shortly after noon on Wednesday has burned over 4,000 acres and cause both directions of the 5 Freeway to close.

A big rig truck caught fire on the 5 Freeway on Tuesday afternoon, quickly becoming fully engulfed in flames and causing a huge traffic backup as authorities responded to the hazard.

A woman and her boyfriend were arrested in connection with the death of the woman’s 7-year-old daughter, who fell from a moving SUV onto a Southern California freeway.

A crash in Santa Clarita has closed all northbound lanes on the 5 Freeway, leaving traffic at a standstill and causing delays for drivers.