The Fire Department responded to the scene and found one car overturned onto its roof in the middle lanes, and the other vehicle blocking the HOV lane.

I-405 Car Accident
CHP Investigating Fatal Collision on I-405 in Torrance

Torrance, CA. – One person died in a traffic collision that happened Monday night on in Torrance, the California Highway Patrol said.

The incident took place around 11:44 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the freeway near Crenshaw Boulevard.

Two vehicles collided under unclear circumstances.

The Torrance Fire Department responded to the scene and found one car overturned onto its roof in the middle lanes, and the other vehicle blocking the HOV lane.

One person was killed in the accident, authorities said.

All southbound lanes of the freeway were blocked between Crenshaw Boulevard and Western Avenue and the Crenshaw Boulevard on-ramp were closed following the collision.