1 dead, 1 hurt in crash on 5 Freeway off-ramp in Castaic

CASTAIC, Calif. - One person was killed and at least one person was injured Saturday during a single-vehicle crash on a freeway off-ramp near Castaic, authorities said.

The crash involving a gray Honda occurred at about 9:30 a.m. at the Templin Highway off-ramp from the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the location at 9:42 a.m., where one person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.

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Paramedics rushed one person to a hospital. That person's condition was not immediately known.

A Sigalert was issued at 9:59 a.m. closing all northbound lanes of the freeway at Templin Highway for an unknown duration.