The incident occurred about 5 a.m. near Crossroads Parkway and initially forced the closure of all westbound lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol. All lanes have now reopened.
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One vehicle was going the wrong way on the 60 Freeway, causing the accident, a CHP official said.
The driver, who has been unidentified but was driving a Hyundai Sedan, was initially going the correct direction westbound when they were involved in a collision with a big rig west of Crossroads Parkway. After the first collision, the driver fled the scene and began driving eastbound in the westbound lane, causing the deadly wrong-way collision.
The wrong-way collision was head-on and involved five vehicles in total.
The driver of the wrong-way vehicle fled the crash scene on foot and remains outstanding.
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There is no other information on the suspect other than that they were driving the Hyundai Sedan.
Despite life-saving measures attempted, a female girl from another vehicle involved in the second crash was pronounced dead at the scene. The girl was 12 years old, but officials had earlier stated she was 11.
A second person was transported to a hospital in unknown condition.