Alleged wrong-way driver killed in fiery 3-car crash on 101 Freeway in East Hollywood
LOS ANGELES - Authorities with the California Highway Patrol were investigating a deadly wrong-way crash on the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway in East Hollywood Monday morning.
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Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department said the three-car crash occurred around 4:30 a.m. just north of the Melrose Avenue exit following reports of a driver in a red Toyota Prius traveling northbound on the southbound lanes.
A short time later, investigators said the Prius clipped one vehicle and then crashed head-on into a pickup truck. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the Prius and the pickup truck were engulfed in flames. One person was trapped in the wreckage and the alleged wrong-way driver was declared dead at the scene.
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The driver of the pickup truck was taken to an area hospital in an unknown condition. Two others suffered minor injuries and were treated and released at the scene.
A SigAlert was issued on the southbound side of the freeway between the Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard exits for hours. All lanes reopened by 8:30 a.m.
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The names of the victims have not been released and the investigation is ongoing.