Crime & Safety

At Least 1 Killed In Collision On Orange Freeway Near Fullerton

The victim, whose name, age and gender were not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The CHP issued a SigAlert for the closure of the HOV lane and three lanes of the southbound freeway for three hours while they investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
The CHP issued a SigAlert for the closure of the HOV lane and three lanes of the southbound freeway for three hours while they investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

FULLERTON, CA — At least one person was killed Saturday in a collision between a motorcycle rider and a gray sedan on the Orange (57) Freeway in Fullerton near Brea, the California Highway Patrol reported Saturday.

CHP officers responded at 12:46 a.m. Saturday to the southbound freeway and the Imperial Highway East onramp where they found the victim, the CHP reported.

The victim, whose name, age and gender were not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The CHP issued a SigAlert for the closure of the HOV lane and three lanes of the southbound freeway for three hours while they investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

— City News Service

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