A six-car crash on the 605 freeway in Cerritos claimed the life of a 24-year-old Huntington Beach woman and an unidentified man, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol said that the pile-up occurred on the northbound 605 freeway at the 91 freeway. Gabriela Hernandez, 24, of Huntington Beach, was a passenger in a 2007 Honda and died at an area hospital from her injuries. The male driver of the 2007 Honda, a 32-year-old resident of Huntington Beach, suffered moderate injuries. Another passenger in the 2007 Honda, a 30-year-old Huntington Beach woman, had major injuries.
A man driving a 1999 Saturn died at the scene; his identity has not been released.
In addition, a 36-year-old Lakewood woman who was the driver of a 2016 Honda involved in the crash was hospitalized with major injuries.
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