An early morning freeway crash claimed the lives of four people on Saturday in Downey.
California Highway Patrol officers responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to the southbound 605 Freeway and the 5 Freeway where they found the victims of the solo vehicle crash, CHP Officer Ramon Kendricks told City News Service.
The victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash closed several lanes of the southbound freeway while the CHP conducted its investigation of the crash.
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On Monday, the Los Angeles County coroner's office identified two of those killed as Daniel Nichols, 26, and Joshua Moore Jr., 27. The names of the others who died were withheld, pending notification of their relatives.
The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
