According to the California Highway Patrol, the chain-reaction collision happened just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday on northbound lanes near Florence Avenue.
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3 killed, 2 others injured in multi-vehicle crash on northbound 5 Freeway in Norwalk
Officials say the driver of 2017 Honda crashed into the sound wall along the freeway and the car became disabled within the roadway. A tow truck driver stopped to help when two other cars, a 2011 Kia and 2016 Toyota, collided into the tow truck.
A woman and two men were killed in the back-to-back collisions. They were 32, 40 and 41 years old.
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The driver of the Honda and the two cars that crashed into the tow truck were later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.