Crash·Westchester
Driver killed in fiery crash near LAX
A driver was killed early Saturday when a car crashed into a freeway support near LAX and caught fire.
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LOS ANGELES — A driver was killed early Saturday, Oct. 24, when a car crashed into a freeway support at West Imperial Highway and Hughes Way, near Los Angeles International Airport, and caught fire.
Firefighters and paramedics were called at 5:07 a.m. The driver was found inside the burned car and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver's name has not been released.
LAPD officers taped off the area. Detectives from LAPD's West Traffic Division are investigating, and the cause of the crash is not yet known.
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Conner filmed this footage on scene, with LAPD and LAFD present.