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PCH reopens after hours-long closure in both directions for deadly crash investigation

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Pacific Coast Highway has reopened hours after being closed in both directions Friday morning near Malibu for a deadly crash.

The stretch of road was closed from Carbon Canyon Road to Carbon Canyon Terrace, Los Angeles County Sheriff's said. 

The crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday just west of Carbon Canyon when two cars collided. The Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's station says one person died at the scene.

The roadway was reopened just before 9 a.m. 

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. 

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