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Rush hour chaos as two fatal crashes occur within less than two miles

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Khan, Z. (2026, September 21). Rush hour chaos as two fatal crashes occur within less than two miles. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/two-fatal-crashes-on-socal-freeway-trigger-massive-monday-morning-traffic-jam/

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Two fatal crashes occurred within less than two miles on a Southern California freeway during Monday's rush hour commute. The first crash near the Mountain Avenue exit involved a motorcyclist who died at the scene around 6 a.m., leading to multiple lane closures and significant traffic delays. About 40 minutes later, another collision happened near Central Avenue involving a semitruck and a Lexus; one driver was hospitalized and subsequently passed away. Both incidents caused major congestion with backups stretching for miles by mid-morning as authorities worked at the scenes.

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On Monday morning in Southern California, two separate fatal crashes occurred within less than two miles of each other, causing significant traffic disruptions. The first crash involved a motorcyclist on the freeway near the Mountain Avenue exit, resulting in one death and prompting a SigAlert at around 6 a.m. A second collision happened about 40 minutes later near Central Avenue, involving a semitruck that drove up an embankment before hitting a Lexus. One of the drivers involved was hospitalized and later died, though it is unclear which vehicle they were driving. Both incidents caused road closures and heavy traffic congestion during rush hour, with authorities advising motorists to avoid the area.

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Two separate fatal crashes snarled Monday morning’s commute on the same stretch of a Southern California freeway — with the collisions occurring less than two miles apart. asserted

collisions → snarl → freeway

The first crash was reported shortly before 6 a.m. near the Mountain Avenue exit, according to preliminary information from the California Highway Patrol’s incident log. uncertain

crash → report → log

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Sign → sign → California

A motorcyclist was involved in the crash and ended up in the freeway lanes. asserted

motorcyclist → involve → lanes

A SigAlert was issued after a death was reported, and the coroner’s office was called to the scene. asserted

office → issue → scene

Then, roughly 40 minutes later, another fatal crash was reported farther west near Central Avenue. asserted

crash → report → Avenue

That collision, reported at about 6:36 a.m., involved a semitruck and a Lexus, according to the CHP incident log. uncertain

collision → report → log

The log states that the semitruck “drove up the embankment” before striking the Lexus. asserted

semitruck → state → Lexus

One of the drivers was taken to a hospital and later died, Sky5 reported. asserted

Sky5 → take → hospital

It was not immediately clear which vehicle that person was driving. asserted

person → drive → vehicle

The two crashes were separated by only about a mile, with Mountain Avenue and Central Avenue serving as consecutive exits along the westbound freeway. asserted

Avenue → separate → freeway

By around 9 a.m., the impact on traffic was still being felt, with vehicles backed up for miles as crews continued working at the crash scenes. asserted

crews → feel → scenes

Three lanes were closed near Mountain Avenue as authorities investigated the motorcycle crash, while both lanes of the westbound 60 Freeway on-ramp from Central Avenue were closed because of the second collision. Motorists were urged to avoid the area as the investigations and closures continued Monday morning. asserted

investigations → close → area

The California Post has reached out to CHP for comment. asserted

Post → reach → comment

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