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Packages scattered on 5 Freeway in East Los Angeles Amazon truck crash

No injuries were reported.

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An Amazon truck was part of a multi-vehicle crash Monday morning in East Los Angeles that left packages scattered on the 5 Freeway

The collision, involving at least four vehicles, occurred around 6:30 a.m. Monday near the Ditman Avenue on-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officers said the crash left hundreds of packages on the freeway, with multiple lanes blocked. Video showed boxes on the road near a guardrail.

A light pole was damaged and some fuel had leaked out of one of the tanker trucks in the crash.    

Lanes on the freeway at the Ditman Avenue on-ramp were blocked during the cleanup.     

No injuries were reported.

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