WOODLAND HILLS, CA : 101 Freeway crash in Woodland Hills kills one, closes three lanes on Thursday, 21st November, 2019
Woodland Hills, California
A woman got out of her disabled car early Thursday after crashing it into the center divider of the 101 Freeway and was struck and killed by a pickup truck, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The motorist was driving a 2019 Toyota 86 westbound on the 101, south of De Soto Avenue, when she lost control of the coupe for unknown reasons shortly before 5 a.m., according to a CHP statement.
The car came to a stop, blocking the No. 1 and 2 lanes. She got out of the Toyota and was standing outside the car in the No. 1 lane when a 2001 Nissan Frontier approached and struck the Toyota and her.
The woman, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck’s driver, a 35-year-old man whose name was withheld, complained of back pain but was otherwise OK, according to the CHP.
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