1 killed, 1 injured in crash on 5 freeway near Griffith Park

One person was killed and another was injured after a pickup rolled over multiple times on the Golden State (5) Freeway Wednesday near Griffith Park.

California Highway Patrol officers responded to the northbound freeway at 3:35 a.m. and the Griffith Park Drive off-ramp where they learned the vehicle flipped on its side and then overturned several times before landing in the freeway's slow lane, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City News Service.

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Debris from the crash was scattered among most of the freeway lanes.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another person was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.

The crash closed two lanes of the freeway for several hours while the CHP investigated the crash.

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