GARDENA (CBSLA) – A woman was killed and two people were hurt in a five-vehicle wreck which shut down the southbound side of 405 Freeway in Gardena for several hours Thursday morning.
Sept. 24, 2020. (CBSLA)
The crash occurred at around 3:40 a.m. on the southbound 405 Freeway near Western Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol’s incident information page.
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At a news conference, CHP officials described the crash as a “multiple incident collision,” meaning several collisions occurred during the course of the overall wreck.
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