A man was killed and five other people, including four children, were transported to a hospital as a result of a two-vehicle collision on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the University Park area.
The crash happened around 3:05 p.m. Sunday on the westbound 10 Freeway at Hoover Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
No information was provided about the age of the deceased man. His name was withheld pending notification to next of kin.
Four boys –ages 3 months, 6, 7 and 10 — were hospitalized along with a 29-year-old woman, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. Their injuries ranged from serious to critical.
One man was treated and released at the scene, Prange said.