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1 dead in wrong-way crash on 405 Freeway in Hawthorne

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by FOX 11 Digital Team, FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV) · July 21, 2026 · 1 min read

One person was killed in a multi-vehicle wrong-way crash on the northbound 405 Freeway in Hawthorne early Tuesday morning.

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Category: safety · Published: July 21, 2026 · Source: FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV) · Reading time: 1 min

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1 dead in wrong-way crash on 405 Freeway in Hawthorne

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