latest news Fatal crash closes southbound lanes of Highway 405

All southbound lanes of Highway 405 were closed early Monday after a crash killed one person near the Sunset Boulevard exit, authorities said.

All traffic was diverted from the freeway at both Skirball Center Drive and Getty Center Drive, California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Nasir said. The CHP issued a SigAlert until 7 a.m., but it could be extended, Nasir said.

A call came in at 3:36 a.m. about a multiple-vehicle collision on Sunset Boulevard, Nasir said. CHP and City of Los Angeles firefighters responded to the call. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. A coroner was at the scene early Monday morning.