The crash was reported at approximately 3:28 a.m. on eastbound 10 Freeway near Via Verde.
Covina, CA – One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Covina early Friday morning, according to California Highway Patrol incident logs.
The crash was reported at approximately 3:28 a.m. on eastbound 10 Freeway near Via Verde.
CHP said responding crews found a black sedan was stopped in the fifth lane while another vehicle was blocking the fast lane. One person died in the accident. The identity of the victim was not immediately released.
CHP officers closed the HOV lane and the first three lanes while emergency crews responded and authorities investigated.
By 6:50 a.m., the closure had been extended for at least another two hours while authorities awaited the coroner. Tow trucks were requested to remove the vehicles, and Caltrans assisted with the highway closure.
The circumstances leading to the fatal collision, including the identities of those involved, had not been released in the incident log. The crash remains under investigation.