Five people were killed Monday morning when a dark-colored sedan crashed into an attenuator on the Long Beach (710) Freeway, was struck by other vehicles and burst into flames.
The crash was reported at 4:12 a.m. on the northbound Long Beach Freeway at the transition to the southbound Artesia (91) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Five people were confirmed dead in the vehicle, CHP Officer Michael Nasir told City News Service.
The CHP issued a SigAlert shutting down all northbound lanes of the freeway in the crash zone for its investigation. The No. 1 freeway lane was reopened about 6 a.m., along with the transition road to the 91 Freeway, the CHP reported.