An eight-vehicle collision resulted in one fatality and snarled traffic Wednesday night on the eastbound 101 Freeway near Sepulveda Boulevard, authorities said.
One of the vehicles involved was a big-rig truck. Only one eastbound lane was open as of 10 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said. The accident was reported about 9:30 p.m.
At least one other person was in critical condition and trapped in a vehicle, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The lanes are expected to be closed for at least two hours, the CHP said. The freeway was wet from a light drizzle at the time of the accident.
The CHP said investigators were at the scene awaiting the arrival of a coroner’s unit.
— Robert J. Lopez