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Sat., 6:38 am Media outlets are reporting both sides 605 freeway closed at 91 freeway. The wreck occurred around two this morning.
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CERRITOS >> Two people were killed and two others were injured Saturday in a multi-vehicle crash on the 605 Freeway in Cerritos.
The crash occurred just after 1:10 a.m. on the northbound freeway at the 91 Freeway, said California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.
Paramedics rushed at least two people to an area hospital, according to a county fire department dispatcher. Their conditions were not known.
A SigAlert issued at 1:53 a.m., closing the 605 in both directions and diverting traffic to the eastbound and westbound lanes of the 91, was canceled at 9:31 a.m., Nicholson said.
Huntington Beach woman one of two people killed in Cerritos crash
CERRITOS A motorist in one car and a passenger in another vehicle were killed early Saturday in a six-vehicle crash on the 605 Freeway, where three other people were also injured.
The California Highway Patrol identified Gabriela Hernandez of Huntington Beach, 24, a passenger in a 2007 Honda, as one of those killed in the crash. Hernandez was taken to an area hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
The other fatality was a man who had been driving a 1999 Saturn. He died at the scene, the CHP reported. It was not immediately known if he was the lone occupant inside his car.
The crash occurred just after 1:10 a.m. on the northbound freeway at the 91 Freeway, said California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Nicholson.
The man driving the 2007 Honda, a 32-year-old resident of Huntington Beach, suffered moderate injuries in the crash, the CHP reported. Another passenger in the 2007 Honda, a 30-year-old woman from Huntington Beach, suffered major injuries, as well as a 36-year-old woman from Lakewood, who was driving a 2016 Honda.
The CHP’s Santa Fe Springs office asked anyone with any information regarding the crash to call them at 562-868-0503.