One person was killed and a California Highway Patrol officer was injured in the crash of a big rig off the side of the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in the Castaic area Monday.
The crash was reported about 12:40 p.m. north of Templin Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The big rig ended up about 50 feet down an embankment from the freeway. One right lane remained blocked about 9 p.m. while an investigation was conducted, according to Caltrans.
One person who was not immediately identified died at the scene, according to Franklin Lopez of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He said a CHP officer was airlifted to a hospital with unspecified injuries, but information on how the officer was hurt was not immediately available.