WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- One person was killed in a crash on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills, snarling traffic during the morning rush hour Thursday before lanes reopened.
The busy thoroughfare was fully reopened around 9 a.m. after three westbound lanes were blocked for several hours at De Soto Avenue as authorities investigated.
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AIR7 HD was over the crash around 6 a.m., when traffic was backed up for at least 5 miles toward Encino.
Authorities say one car crashed into the center divider before another vehicle collided with it and spun out.
Additional information on the deceased was not immediately released.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.