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1 Killed In Crash On 5 Freeway Near Disneyland

ANAHEIM (CBS) — One person was killed Sunday when a truck crashed and overturned on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Anaheim, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said.

The accident on the southbound 5 Freeway at South Street was reported to the CHP at 12:50 a.m., authorities said.

Paramedics rushed the victim to UCLA medical center, where they later died. The name of the victim has been withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The crash blocked the carpool and numbers 1 and 2 lanes, according to the CHP.

A SigAlert was issued about 1:12 a.m. citing the ongoing investigation.

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