An airplane crashed Saturday on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway at Newhall Avenue in Santa Clarita, reportedly killing at least one person.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 10:12 a.m., and reported at 10:28 a.m. that it was a single-engine plane, and that one occupant was deceased.
“The plane is on fire,” according to a fire department dispatcher.
The department later reported that the aircraft has been completely destroyed.
Witnesses in the area reported seeing plumes of smoke near the freeway, and a Sigalert was issued at about 10:30 a.m. closing the No. 3 lane of the northbound 14, along with the Newhall Avenue off-ramp.