Three people were killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on the 210 Freeway in the Sunland area Friday night.
The crash between a car and the semi-truck was reported shortly before 10 p.m. on the eastbound 210 near Sunland Boulevard, authorities said.
A 35-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The driver of the semi-truck, a 43-year-old man, declined to be taken to a hospital.
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A California Highway Patrol spokesperson on Saturday morning confirmed that an unidentified third person also killed in the crash. Whether the third individual died at the scene or at a hospital was unclear.
Footage from the scene showed the wrecked car after it collided with the semi. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
Traffic was snarled as authorities shut down eastbound lanes of the freeway. It’s unclear when lanes will reopen.
