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Deadly 101 Freeway crash in Woodland Hills impacts morning commuters

September 3, 2024 / 7:44 AM PDT / KCAL News

Deadly pedestrain accident on 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills closes roadway

A deadly crash on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills impacted both southbound and northbound lanes for several hours Tuesday morning near Tampa Avenue.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on the freeway around 6 a.m. The victim was identified as 24-year-old Tianqi Wang.

A deadly accident involving a pedestrian temporarily closed all lanes of traffic on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills early Tuesday morning.

Initially, all lanes of traffic were blocked for about 15 minutes. As California Highway Patrol officers investigated the accident, two lanes were blocked off in both the northbound and southbound directions for around two hours.

All lanes of the 101 Freeway reopened around 10:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach.