20-year-old Woman Killed In Mission Hills Crash
A crash on a freeway transition road in Mission Hills Friday left a 20-year-old woman from Sylmar dead.
Another driver, a 23-year-old woman driving a Lexus, suffered minor injuries.
The crash was reported at about 7:15 a.m. on the transition from the westbound 118 Freeway to the southbound 405 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The transition road was closed while an investigation was conducted into the circumstance of the crash.
Authorities also closed the transition road from the northbound 5 Freeway to the westbound 118 Freeway, along with the Laurel Canyon on-ramp to the westbound 118 Freeway.
According to the CHP, the 20-year-old lost control of her vehicle on the transition road, crossed the median into the driver of the Lexus.
The 20-year-old was taken to the hospital where she later died.
Witnesses claim that a white work van with cardboard blocking one of the rear windows that was stopped on the shoulder may have caused one of the drivers to lose control.
Investigators are currently looking for the driver of the white van as a "person of interest." Police have ruled out DUI as a cause of the crash.
