A person was killed Saturday when a vehicle struck an embankment on the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Carson.
The crash occurred at 5:45 a.m. at Avalon Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A representative from the coroner’s office was called out to the location at 6:27 a.m., the CHP said.
Paramedics were dispatched to the scene, but did not transport anyone to a hospital, according to a county fire department dispatcher.