One dead following multi-vehicle crash on I-5 Freeway in Santa Fe Springs

A three-vehicle crash on the I-5 Freeway in Santa Fe Springs left one person dead early Wednesday morning. 

The collision was first reported just before 2 a.m. on the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway near Carmenita Road. One of the vehicles overturned at some point during the crash, landing on its roof. 

At least one of the vehicles involved was a semi truck. 

Investigators reported that one person was ejected from his vehicle as a result of the collision. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

On Thursday, authorities identified the victim as 30-year-old Cypress resident Christopher Prudente.

All lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed for several hours as California Highway Patrol officers issued a Sigalert in the area, though all were reopened as of 7 a.m.