Major backups on 405 Freeway after deadly crash

Two southbound lanes are closed on the 405 Freeway through Sepulveda Pass after a deadly crash Thursday morning.

Authorities said the crash involved a semi truck and a Volkswagen Beetle near Bel Air.

California Highway Patrol were called at 4:42 a.m. to the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway at North Mulholland Drive where they found the vehicles on the side of the freeway with substantial damage, a CHP spokesman said.

The victim, whose name, gender and age was unknown, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash closed all southbound lanes of the freeway while the CHP conducted its investigation. Some lanes were reopened about an hour afterward.