Sacramento, CA : A multi-vehicle crash involving two big rigs shut down the 5 Freeway near Griffith Park on April, Tuesday 25th 2017

A multi-vehicle crash involving two big rigs shut down the 5 Freeway near Griffith Park on Tuesday, snarling traffic for miles, the California Highway Patrol said.

Southbound lanes remained closed just south of the 134 Freeway for seven hours, but all lanes had reopened by 7 p.m., according to the CHP. Northbound lanes had reopened by 5:45 p.m.

The crash was reported just before 11 a.m. north of Los Feliz Boulevard, where a vehicle collided with a big rig, which then collided with another big rig and caught fire, CHP logs show.

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5 Freeway reopens after deadly big rig crash