One person was killed Saturday in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Encino.
The crash was reported at 1:48 a.m. Saturday on the northbound freeway south of White Oak Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The initial call was about a black sedan blocking the fast lane with its hazard lights on, the CHP said. A person was reported out of the vehicle within a few minutes. A witness reported at 1:58 a.m. that four vehicles were involved in the crash and at 2 a.m., it was reported that someone was under a vehicle.
Video from the scene showed Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters using a jack to raise the wreckage of a car off a motionless person and check for vital signs.
A representative from the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office was summoned to the scene, the CHP said.
A Sigalert issued at 2:38 a.m. shutting down all northbound lanes and diverting traffic to White Oak Avenue was canceled at 8:57 a.m.
No further information was immediately available.