Taxi driver killed in wrong-way crash on 110 Freeway in Downtown LA

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Friday, May 26, 2023
Car going wrong-way crashes head-on with taxi on 110 Frwy
All northbound lanes are closed on the 110 Freeway near Exposition Boulevard after a driver going the wrong-way on the northbound side collided head first with a taxi, killing its driver.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- All northbound lanes were closed Friday morning on the 110 Freeway near Exposition Boulevard after a driver going the wrong-way on the northbound side collided head first with a taxi.

The crash was reported around 3 a.m. The taxi driver died at the scene and there was one passenger in the taxi taken to the hospital with major injuries.

The car going the wrong-way was a Chevy Cruze. Both passengers of that car were also taken to the hospital with major injuries.

The lane closure caused traffic delays going northbound starting around South L.A.

CHP reopened the lanes around 6 a.m.

The identities of the victims have not been released.

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