Human remains were found alongside the 5 Freeway in Valencia Monday afternoon by Caltrans contractors.

Around 1 p.m. Monday, the Los Angeles Communications Center (LACC) received a call from a Caltrans contracted employee reporting they located human remains on the hillside adjacent to the right shoulder area of southbound 5 Freeway south of Valencia Boulevard, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office.

“Upon arriving at the scene, Newhall Area units located what appears to be a human skull,” Greengard said.

The southbound off ramp of Valencia Boulevard was closed for the investigation.

The coroner responded and this investigation is on going, according to Greengard.

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