All northbound lanes on the 5 Freeway have been closed close to Lorena Avenue in Boyle Heights following experiences of a taking pictures and a car collision, authorities mentioned.
The California Freeway Patrol responded to a name of pictures fired and a car driving within the mistaken path round 4:11 p.m. Thursday, Officer Erik Larson mentioned. It was not clear whether or not the taking pictures came about on the freeway or on close by floor streets earlier than the collision, he mentioned.
One sufferer was taken to the hospital, and authorities have been trying to find three attainable suspects, he added. About 6:30 p.m., the incident remained beneath investigation, and northbound visitors was being diverted to the 710 Freeway.
CHP items have been guiding automobiles rigorously towards visitors and to numerous offramps to alleviate congestion between the crash website and the 710, mentioned Larson.
The California Division of Transportation was aiding with the highway closure, utilizing vehicles, cones and flare patterns to assist safely direct automobiles as night time fell, he mentioned. At 6:30 p.m., Larson mentioned the closure was anticipated to proceed for a number of hours.
Aerial footage captured by KTLA confirmed first responders on the freeway by a white Tesla, which had injury to the entrance driver’s facet of the automotive, and a silver automotive with injury to the rear driver’s facet bumper.
There have been no official experiences of fatalities. A white sheet was draped over the entrance passenger’s facet of the grey car.
Visitors seemed to be backed up for miles — all the way in which to the 605 Freeway.
