A 72-year-old woman killed in a two-car collision on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Westwood was publicly identified Sunday.
Margaret Jackson died from traumatic injuries suffered in the accident, the Medical Examiner’s office reported. A dog was also killed and three people were injured.
An 80-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man were critically injured while a 60-year-old woman was hospitalized in fair condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
LAFD personnel responded to the freeway near the Wilshire Boulevard exit around 7:15 p.m. Friday, the department’s Lyndsey Lantz said.
A second dog was missing, Lantz said.
It was not clear what led to the collision, and California Highway Patrol officers continued to investigate.