A person was killed Monday in a traffic crash on the westbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in the Chatsworth area.
The crash was reported about 8:50 a.m. near Topanga Canyon Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person, who died at the scene.
According to the preliminary investigation, lumber from a flatbed flew through the cab of a moving truck, impaling the person inside.
Traffic was snarled for miles while an investigation was conducted.
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