One person was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Norwalk that left a vehicle overturned in the No.1 lane of the roadway and prompted the closure of a stretch of the freeway while crews worked to clear the scene.
The three-vehicle crash was reported just south of Rosecrans Avenue about 3:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
The vehicle went from the slow lane across all lanes of traffic and crashed into the center divider and overturned, facing the wrong way in the No. 1 lane of the freeway, the CHP said.
A SigAlert was issued for all lanes of the southbound San Gabriel River Freeway near Rosecrans Avenue about 4:05 a.m. Two lanes were reopened about two hours afterward.
The age, gender and name of the victim were not disclosed.
An investigation into the accident was underway.