A pedestrian was killed in a 5 Freeway crash Saturday morning, resulting in a full freeway closure near the Newhall Pass.
UPDATE (10:05 a.m.): All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway have been reopened.
Around 3:39 a.m. Saturday first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the northbound 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange, said Officer Moses Marroquin, with the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
“It was a auto versus pedestrian,” Marroquin said.
As a result the pedestrian killed in the crash, according to officials.
All northbound 5 Freeway lanes are closed with traffic being diverted to the northbound 14 Freeway.
It is unknown how long the 5 Freeway in set to be closed.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
Sponsored Articles
KHTS FM 98.1 and AM 1220 is Santa Clarita’s only local radio station. KHTS mixes in a combination of news, traffic, sports, and features along with your favorite adult contemporary hits. Santa Clarita news and features are delivered throughout the day over our airwaves, on our website and through a variety of social media platforms. Our KHTS national award-winning daily news briefs are now read daily by 34,000+ residents. A vibrant member of the Santa Clarita community, the KHTS broadcast signal reaches all of the Santa Clarita Valley and parts of the high desert communities located in the Antelope Valley. The station streams its talk shows over the web, reaching a potentially worldwide audience. Follow @KHTSRadio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
They need to put a cross-walk there!
A cross walk?? In the middle of the 5 freeway?
It was a kid leaning out the window BTW. So the parents should be charged.
Let’s Get Biden Terminated Now!
Stick it in your #2 hole.
LGBT (Let’s Go Brandon, Today), Donkey Pox, the disease destroying America, has eaten your brain to such an extent that you no longer cognate sarcasm. Organ failure and putrification of the host is eminent. Backing won’t get that hurt out.
Editor – do you allow comments that are bigoted?
These two comments directed at LGBT2024 are clearly bigoted – renaming what LGBT stands for and other nasty things. Please delete them and any further bigoted remarks. Shame on KHTS for allowing them to post in the first place!
Pedestrian? Another news outlet says it was a infant .
You will never know who met their unfortunate demise from this source as they don’t follow up.