All lanes of the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway transition to the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles reopened Saturday morning following a deadly multi-vehicle traffic accident.
Firefighters responded at 11:25 p.m. Friday and located multiple patients with various injuries, including two people who suffered critical injuries and were freed from the wreckage, according to Brian Wall of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Both victims were taken to a hospital, but others who were hurt were treated at the scene and declined to be transported to a hospital. One person was declared dead at the scene.
The ages, genders and names of the victims were not immediately disclosed.
A SigAlert was issued for the westbound Santa Monica Freeway transition to the northbound Golden State Freeway and two of the three lanes of the transition road were closed, but one lane remained open, according to Officer Tony Polizzi of the California Highway Patrol. All lanes reopened about 2:25 a.m.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.