A big rig crashed off the side of the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in the Castaic area Monday, leaving one person dead and a California Highway Patrol officer injured.
The crash was reported about 12:40 p.m. north of Templin Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol and the county fire department.
The big rig ended up about 50 feet down an embankment from the freeway. Two right lanes were blocked while an investigation was conducted, according to Caltrans.
One person who was not immediately identified died at the scene, according to fire department spokesman Franklin Lopez. He said a CHP officer was airlifted to a hospital with unspecified injuries, but information on how the officer was hurt was not immediately available.