The southbound direction of the 405 Freeway in near Brentwood is closed after a fatal crash closes lanes. Bailey Miller reports for Today in LA on May 22, 2023.
The southbound 405 Freeway was closed in the Sepulveda Pass area Monday morning after a 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. It was not immediately clear whether the person was walking on the freeway.
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One person died 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.
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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.
Three freeways lanes were reopened at about 7 a.m. Remaining lanes were reopened about 90 minutes afterward.
City News Service contributed to this reporting.
