Person killed when car crashes into trash truck

A person was killed Wednesday in a crash involving a trash truck and a car in the El Sereno area, authorities said.

The collision occurred about 6:25 a.m. in the 5000 block of East Alhambra Avenue, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.

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