LOS ANGELES – A section of the northbound side of the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles’ Palms neighborhood was shut down after a fiery crash killed two people overnight.
The California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to the crash around 2:15 a.m. Friday.
CHP investigators said two vehicles erupted into flames after what appeared to be a rear-end accident on the northbound lanes of the freeway near the National Boulevard exit.
When first responders arrived, both vehicles were fully engulfed. A man and woman were pronounced dead on the scene by fire paramedics.
A SigAlert was issued in the area between National and Venice boulevards. As of 6 a.m., the SigAlert remained in effect.
It’s unclear if the two victims were in the same vehicle. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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