Person killed on Highway 110 near Florence Avenue

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – One person was killed Saturday on the Harbor (110) Freeway in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of South Los Angeles.

California Highway Patrol officers responded to a call about a person who had fallen on the northbound freeway and Florence Avenue around 12:41 a.m. They found a pedestrian lying in the middle lane of the freeway, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service.

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The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The victim’s name, gender and age are unknown.

The CHP issued a signal closing the Florence exit for several hours while they investigated the cause of the accident.