The box truck driver who died in an early Tuesday morning crash in Valencia has been identified. 

Edwin Oscanoa Vicuna, 50, from Bakersfield was identified as the person who died in the 5 Freeway crash in Valencia, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a crash on the northbound 5 Freeway south of Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia, said Kaitlyn Aldana, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

A Toyota Corolla traveling northbound lost controll and collided with a box truck which overturned, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office at the time of the incident.

A second box truck, driven by Oscanoa Vicuna struck the overturned vehicle, according to CHP officials.

Oscanoa Vicuna died on scene as a result of the crash.

The driver of the overturned box truck was extricated from the wreckage, according to Burgos-Lopez.

In total, four patients were transported to the hospital in unknown condition.

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