5 Freeway

One person was killed early Friday morning in a multi-vehicle collision in Castaic.

Three people were hospitalized after a milk truck overturned onto a sport utility vehicle on the 5 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles.

One person was hospitalized in a big rig rollover crash in Lincoln Heights. Video broadcast Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020 on Today in LA.

The California Highway Patrol arrested the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle after a pursuit on the 5 Freeway Saturday night, the CHP said. Gil Leyvas in Newschopper4 Bravo was over the pursuit at around 9:30 p.m. when it was traveling southbound in the city of Commerce. Just ten minutes later, officials stopped the car with a pit-maneuver in Downey….

The northbound and southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway will be shut down overnight in the Norwalk area starting Monday night.  Caltrans will remove a temporary frame from the Florence Avenue bridge.  Caltrans will shut down all lanes of the 5 Freeway between the 605 Freeway and Norwalk Boulevard starting at 11 p.m. Monday.  The schedule is as follows:  ...

A good Samaritan was killed while trying to help the driver of a disabled vehicle on the southbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Downey, authorities said Friday night. The accident occurred just north of the Lakewood Boulevard exit about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol Officer M. DuLong. A Mitsubishi Lancer became disabled in traffic lanes after…

Traffic came to stop late Thursday on the 5 Freeway when dozens of drivers stopped to watch and perform stunts on the road in Norwalk. The freeway takeover happened around 10 p.m. Video shows traffic halted on the freeway during the mayhem. Driver were seen performing tire burnouts and doughnuts on the freeway in southern Los Angeles County. Others set…

Video shows drivers performing burnouts and others lighting firecrackers on the freeway in Norwalk. Video broadcast Friday May 23, 2020 on Today in LA.

Both sides of the 5 Freeway in Santa Fe Springs will be closed overnight through Friday for bridge construction, Caltrans said.  The closure began Sunday, and will continue each night through Friday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Carmenita Road to Artesia Boulevard for construction of the new Valley View Avenue bridge.  The following will be closed each...

A stretch of the 5 Freeway in Burbank will be closed for 36 hours, starting Saturday afternoon, for demolition of a bridge over the freeway. At the time the closure was announced in mid-March, it was described as being something akin to the Carmageddon closure of the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass in 2011.  Then, the coronavirus pandemic and…

A stretch of the 5 Freeway was closed early Wednesday north of Los Angeles when two big rigs crashed. One person suffered minor injuries in the collision in Castaic, just south of Highway 138. The northbound 5 Freeway was closed in the area. A hazardous materials crew responded to the scene due to a methane phosphate spill. It was not…

Anyone who regularly drives the 5 Freeway through Burbank will want to set a calendar reminder for what will be one of the most significant freeway closures since the dreaded Carmageddon. A 36-hour weekend closure of the road is schedule for April 25-27 as part of a project to demolish and replace the Burbank Boulevard bridge over the freeway, Caltrans…

Set to be completed in summer 2021, the Burbank Bridge Project will have ten motorist lanes, bicycle access and wider sidewalks. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

A black Mazda was spotted plowing through a fence and down into a wash after coming off the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

A scary crash and rescue was caught on camera Friday when a woman exiting the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills plowed through a fence and tumbled down into a wash.  The driver was taken away by ambulance after the frightening wreck occurred across the way from Bohan’s Quick Lube & Auto Repair, located at 14724 San Fernando Mission Blvd. around…

A stretch of the northbound Santa Ana (5) Freeway between the Costa Mesa (55) and Garden Grove (22) freeways will be closed overnight this weekend, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.

A driver was killed after a short pursuit ended in a fiery crash in Tustin, causing the 5 freeway connector to the 55 freeway to be shut down for hours. CHP and CalTrans are working to get the freeway back open soon.

A driver was killed after a short pursuit ended in a fiery crash, causing the 5 freeway connector to the 55 freeway in Tustin to be shut down. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA.

At least 30 people were injured after at least 25 vehicles were involved in a major pileup Saturday on the 5 Freeway southbound in Gorman.