• Font Size    
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

2 killed, 3 Injured, In 405 Freeway Offramp Crash

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +   
Mar 19, 2008 5:41 am US/Pacific

2 killed, 3 Injured, In 405 Freeway Offramp Crash

LONG BEACH, Calif. Two motorists were killed Wednesday in a solo-vehicle crash on a San Diego (405) Freeway offramp in Long Beach, authorities said.

The accident on the northbound North Lakewood Boulevard offramp from the southbound San Diego Freeway occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Anthony Martin said.

Five people were trapped inside the wreckage following the crash, according to reports received by the CHP. 

Two motorists -- a man in his mid 20s and a man about 30 years old --suffered fatal injuries in the accident, CHP Officer David Porter said. Three other victims were taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center but their conditions were not immediately reported, he added.

Details of the accident were not immediately released.

Both northbound and southbound North Lakewood offramps were shut down for nearly four hours during the crash investigation and accident cleanup, Martin said.

Details of the accident were not immediately released. Both northbound and southbound North Lakewood offramps were shut down for nearly four hours during the crash investigation and accident cleanup, Martin said.

(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

© MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.