Overview
- A crash on the northbound 101 near Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills left one person dead and another injured.
- The California Highway Patrol closed all northbound lanes and issued a SigAlert, then later reopened the freeway after crews cleared the scene.
- Preliminary accounts indicate an initial two-car collision followed by another vehicle striking people or vehicles from the first crash.
- Firefighters used hydraulic cutting tools, often called the jaws of life, to free a victim, while another person died at the scene.
- CHP is investigating and has not released the victims’ identities or the injured person’s condition, and early details may change as facts are confirmed.