Two Dead, Two Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Freeway in Cerritos

CERRITOS (CNS) - Two people were killed and at least two other people were injured during a multi-vehicle crash Sunday morning on a freeway connector road in Cerritos.

The crash occurred at about 6:35 a.m. on the road connecting the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway to the southbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Paramedics dispatched to the location at 6:40 a.m. rushed at least two people to a hospital, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.

The crash involved a white pickup truck, a silver pickup truck and a big rig, with at least one person trapped inside a vehicle.

All eastbound lanes of the 91 Freeway at the 605 Freeway were closed at 6:54 a.m.

No further information was immediately available.