A multi-vehicle crash on the 5 Freeway in Irvine on Thursday morning left one woman dead and nine other people hospitalized, authorities said. Three children were among the injured.
The pileup, involving nine vehicles, occurred about 1:30 a.m. and prompted the shutdown of all southbound lanes at Alton Parkway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Firefighters at the scene worked to extricate the deceased woman's body from her car. She was identified only as a 24-year-old woman from Chula Vista. A 6-month-old boy was among those taken to a trauma center after being rescued from that vehicle.
