A man was killed early Monday in a crash on the 101 Freeway in Encino.
Details about the victim’s identity and what led to the crash were not immediately available.
The crash was reported at 3:40 a.m. on the eastbound Ventura Freeway west of Balboa Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Polizzi said. The victim died at the scene, Polizzi said.
Eastbound lanes were closed at White Oak Avenue. Lanes are expected to remain closed until about 11 a.m.