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LOS ANGELES - One person is dead following a collision early Wednesday morning on the 210 Freeway in the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles.

What we know:

The crash was reported at 2:13 a.m. on the right shoulder of the westbound 210 Freeway just east of Sunland/Foothill Boulevard.

According to the California Highway Patrol, a Toyota Prius rear-ended a big rig and became pinned under the trailer. One person was confirmed dead inside the Prius.

The truck's trailer was fully loaded with more than 3 million pounds of produce, the CHP said.

A SigAlert was issued around 3:16 a.m., resulting in the closure of two lanes for the investigation and cleanup. This caused significant traffic delays in the area, snarling the morning commute.

Due to the crash, clean-up crews used

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