Crime & Safety
2 Teens Among 5 Dead In Fiery Crash On Long Beach Freeway
Five people were killed and a sixth was hospitalized Monday morning when a car crashed into a guard rail and burst into flames.
LONG BEACH, CA — Five people, including at least two teenagers, were killed Monday and a sixth person was hospitalized when a car crashed into an attenuator on the Long Beach (710) Freeway and burst into flames.
The crash was reported at 4:12 a.m. on the northbound Long Beach Freeway at the transition to the southbound Artesia (91) Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Five of the six people in the car died, CHP Officer Michael Nasir told City News Service.
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The Los Angeles County coroner's office identified two of the people who died at the scene as George Dobbs and Ariahh Slemaker, both 15.
The other three people's names were not immediately released.
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A sixth person in the vehicle was taken to a hospital in unknown condition for treatment of major injuries, the CHP reported.
The CHP issued a SigAlert shutting down all northbound lanes of the freeway in the crash zone for its investigation. The No. 1 freeway lane was reopened about 6 a.m., along with the transition road to the 91 Freeway, and the remaining lanes were reopened by about 8:30 a.m., the CHP reported.
It was unclear what caused the driver to crash, or if speed played a factor. CHP officials asked anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact investigators.
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