CERRITOS, CA – One person died early Tuesday in a five-vehicle collision on the northbound San Gabriel River Freeway in Cerritos after an SUV struck vehicles stopped near an earlier crash. The initial collision timeline placed the first impact shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, just south of the Artesia Freeway interchange.
Three vehicles were reportedly sitting in the left lane after the first collision. A tow truck had arrived, and its operator was working near the stopped vehicles when a gold Cadillac SUV approached at high speed and struck the crash scene. One person was trapped in a vehicle and died. Authorities had not identified which vehicle the person occupied or released information about any other injuries.
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