South El Monte 60 Freeway Fiery Fatal Crash

A person was killed in a fiery crash on the 60 Freeway early Friday morning.Zak Holman/KNN

South El Monte: One person was killed in a fiery crash on the Pomona (60) Freeway involving a tow truck early Friday morning. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene of the collision at approximately 3:28 a.m. on the westbound Pomona Freeway just before Santa Anita.

The multi-vehicle collision occurred when a tow truck operator was working to remove a stalled white sedan from the slow lane. He was blocking the vehicle with his tow truck when for unknown reasons, a black Mercedes SUV lost control from the fast lane and impacted the rear of the tow truck. The driver of the SUV was killed when their vehicle burst into flames. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and extinguished the flames. Los Angeles County Coroner responded to the location for the victim.

The collision prompted a hard closure of the freeway by California Highway Patrol. CalTrans had a hard closure in effect at Peck Road while CHP officers investigated the collision.

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