Deadly fiery crash shuts down several eastbound lanes of 10 Fwy in Mid-City area

MID-CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A deadly and fiery crash involving a food truck and another car shut down several lanes of the eastbound 10 Freeway for hours in the Mid City area Thursday morning.

The crash was reported around 2:17 a.m. at Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Details about what led up to the crash were unclear, but the food truck erupted in flames. A 40-year-old man died at the scene and a 32-year-old man was taken to the hospital in fair condition.

At one point, all eastbound lanes were shut down but lanes were slowly opened throughout the morning. As of 8 a.m., the CHP said all lanes were reopened except for the far right.