Update: Lanes reopen on 101 Freeway in Hollywood area.
One person was killed early Monday in a wrong-way crash on the 101 Freeway in Hollywood.
According to the CHP, a driver was traveling in the wrong direction, when their vehicle struck three others. The crash took place just after 4 a.m.The driver in a red Toyota Prius side swiped a Honda Sedan then collided with a pickup truck that caused them to catch on fire, according to police. The driver of the Toyota was the only occupant in the vehicle.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Police say the driver was traveling at around 80 mph at the time of the collision. There are about four to five vehicles are involved in the investigation. The incident took place in the fast lane of the freeway. Telemundo52 interviewed a driver who was on the northbound 101 Freeway and saw the accident when it took place. A tire from one of the vehicles flew over the divider and hit his vehicle.
"I saw him, I was driving parallel, side by side with him, I called 911. I was on hold for a long time," said the driver."He was driving. I was flashing my lights. When he hit, it exploded. The tire flew over my lane and hit my car."Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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