The two victims were traveling in a car that collided with a box truck that had been involved in a crash moments earlier.
Cerritos, CA. – 25-year-old Ruby Perez and 25-year-old Jabarri Adams died in a crash involving a box truck that happened Sunday morning on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Cerritos, the Medical Examiner's Office said.
The accident was reported just after 6:35 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway west of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway.
The two victims were traveling in a car that collided with a box truck that had been involved in a crash moments earlier.
According to the California Highway Patrol, around 6:35 a.m., a two-axle Ford box truck collided with a GMC Yukon SUV for an unknown reason.
The box truck was stopped in the No. 2 lane when, about a minute after the first crash, a Honda Accord rear-ended the truck.
Adams was driving the Honda and Perez was a passenger in the car. Both died from injuries they sustained in the accident. Their cities of residence were not mentioned.
Investigators shut down all eastbound lanes of 91 Freeway. Traffic was diverted to the I-605. All lanes were back open at 11:38 a.m.
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Cerritos, CA. – Two people were killed and two others were injured in a car accident on Sunday morning near Cerritos in Los Angeles.
The fatal collision happened on the eastbound 91 Freeway near the southbound 605 Freeway connector at around 6:41 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Three vehicles including a delivery box truck and a sedan were recovered at the accident scene. However, the events leading up to the accident were not immediately determined.
Two people were killed in the accident.
The identities of the victims were not immediately disclosed.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.