Early Sunday morning, a tragic sequence of events on the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles culminated in the death of an individual. ABC7 reports that the crash occurred near Century Boulevard just after 5 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Following the initial incident involving a black sedan and a gray cargo van, Metro Los Angeles spokesman Jose Ubaldo confirmed to FOXLA that, "At about 5:10 this morning, an out-of-service Metro bus Line 210 heading northbound on the 110 Freeway north of Century Boulevard, struck a body that had been ejected from an earlier, non-Metro vehicle accident." Ubaldo extended "Metro extends its deepest sympathies to the victim's family and friends." A SigAlert was issued at 5:33 a.m., closing all northbound lanes of the freeway for approximately two hours, before they were reopened.
Details about the circumstances surrounding the initial crash remain scarce; the CHP has not yet disclosed why the man's vehicle was traveling south in the northbound express lanes. KTLA added that the Metro bus involved was Line 210, and no passengers were onboard during the tragic event.
The driver of the bus was not injured. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by CHP officials, as detailed by KTLA.
