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SUV Crushed Under SoCal Freeway Ramp, Driver Killed

Video from the scene showed a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee smashed underneath the roadway.

A man died Saturday morning when he lost control of his SUV and became wedged underneath a Los Angeles freeway ramp, officials said.

The crash happened just after 3 a.m. at the transition road from the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway to the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Boyle Heights, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The SUV went up an embankment and under a bridge, according to the CHP. 

Video from the scene showed a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee smashed underneath the roadway.

The driver was trapped inside the car, and he died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Posada said.

The connector road from the northbound 5 Freeway to the eastbound 10 Freeway was closed Saturday morning.

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