A tragic incident unfolded late Monday evening on the 405 Freeway in Carson, where one person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash, possibly caused by a wrong-way driver. The California Highway Patrol responded to the call at 9:53 p.m. which involved around four or five vehicles in the southbound lanes near Avalon Boulevard, KTLA reports. Authorities confirmed the fatality at the scene and disclosed that one other individual was transported in critical condition.
Preliminary investigations suggest the chaotic ordeal may have been initiated by a car that was intertwined in a crash, leading to its halt in the No.1 lane facing the wrong direction, according to the California Highway Patrol as described by CBS News Los Angeles.
While details about the exact dynamics of the crash and how many people were injured remain under review, further tragedy struck when a woman, yet to be named, exited her vehicle amid the traffic standstill and was fatally struck by another vehicle, as detailed by ABC7.
Details surrounding the circumstances leading to the crash are still pending release. In the aftermath, all southbound lanes were closed to allow emergency responders and cleanup crews to manage the scene. The lanes remained closed until around 4 a.m. when authorities completed the clearance.
