Overturned cars shut down multiple 405 Freeway lanes in West Los Angeles during morning commute

Two cars overturned connected Los Angeles’ 405 Freeway during the Thursday greeting unreserved hour, closing respective northbound lanes and triggering a large postulation backup.

The clang was reported soon earlier 7:30 a.m. adjacent Santa Monica Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

At slightest 1 idiosyncratic progressive successful the clang declined to beryllium taken to a hospital, CHP reported. It was not instantly wide whether anyone suffered superior injuries.

The overturned cars blocked lanes arsenic exigency crews responded to the scene. Video from KTLA showed postulation stacking up down the clang arsenic immoderate drivers caught successful the increasing backup attempted to exit the freeway.

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Emergency crews respond aft 2 cars overturned connected the 405 Freeway adjacent Santa Monica Boulevard successful Los Angeles connected Aug. 13, 2026. (KTLA)

CHP issued a SigAlert soon aft 8 a.m. for the closure of lanes 4, 5 and 6 arsenic crews worked to wide the wreckage.

Under CHP policy, SigAlerts are issued for unplanned events oregon circumstances that could hold a ample fig of motorists for astatine slightest 30 minutes. Traffic collisions, spilled loads, flooding and unexpected congestion are among the situations that tin trigger an alert.

The bureau extended the SigAlert for different 30 minutes astatine astir 8:30 a.m.

The collision occurred connected northbound I-405 adjacent Santa Monica Boulevard successful West Los Angeles. The freeway continues northbound from the Westwood country toward the Sepulveda Pass.

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Emergency crews respond aft 2 cars overturned connected the 405 Freeway successful Los Angeles connected Aug. 13, 2026. (KTLA)

Caltrans has antecedently directed motorists seeking an alternate northbound way from Santa Monica Boulevard to question eastbound to Sepulveda Boulevard earlier continuing northbound to an I-405 entranceway astatine Moraga Drive.

The lanes affected by Thursday morning’s clang were yet cleared and reopened.

The origin of the clang was not instantly clear, and authorities had not announced whether immoderate citations oregon arrests resulted from the collision.

Traffic backs up connected the 405 Freeway aft 2 cars overturned during the Thursday greeting commute successful Los Angeles. (KTLA)

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the California Highway Patrol for further accusation but did not instantly person a response.