One person was killed Friday afternoon in a five-vehicle crash on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena.
The crash was reported shortly before 5 p.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway, just west of Sierra Madre Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Monica Posada said.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and one other suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, said Lisa Derderian of the Pasadena Fire Department.
One of the vehicles involved was a truck, another a passenger vehicle that overturned and a third vehicle was crushed, according to Derderian, who said two other vehicles had minor damage.
The wreck prompted closure of all eastbound lanes, the CHP said.
Evening rush hour traffic was backed up to the Ventura (134) Freeway, according to a report from the scene.
–City News Service