The southbound 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass area is closed after a fatal crash left one person dead.
The crash happened around 3:36 a.m. on the freeway at Sunset Boulevard, according to the CHP.
Witnesses on the freeway reported that four vehicles were involved in the crash and that there was a body in the middle of the freeway, according to the CHP.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The person’s identity is not immediately available.
The CHP issued a SigAlert around 4 a.m., shutting down all southbound lanes just north of Sunset Boulevard. Authorities say they expect the freeway to remain closed until 7 a.m.
LAPD officers also shut down the Sunset Boulevard on-ramp to the southbound 405 Freeway, and traffic was diverted off the freeway at Skirball Center Drive.
City News Service contributed to this reporting.
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Source: NBC Los Angeles
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