2 killed in crash involving wrong-way driver on 91 Freeway in Long Beach; all lanes reopened

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Two women were killed Sunday morning in a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver on the 91 Freeway in Long Beach, authorities said.

The violent crash was reported at about 5:20 a.m. near Atlantic Avenue, prompting the closure of all eastbound lanes for several hours, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP started receiving 911 calls about a wrong-way driver speeding west in the eastbound lanes 10 minutes before the deadly crash.
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Police say the wrong-way driver - a 21-year-old Palmdale woman driving a Honda sedan - crashed into a 30-year-old Hemet woman driving in the carpool lane.


Both drivers died at the scene.

The freeway was closed nearly six hours for the investigation.


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All lanes were reopened shortly before 11 a.m., Caltrans said.