Two Killed During Wrong-Way Crash on 118 Freeway in Porter Ranch

Two people were killed and two others were injured in a wrong-way crash on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Porter Ranch Sunday, authorities said.

The crash on the westbound freeway, at the Tampa Avenue off-ramp, was reported at 4:25 am Sunday, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Authorities said a dark-colored sedan was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes and slammed into a semi-truck. The vehicle landed on the embankment of the off-ramp.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics dispatched to the location at 4:30 am rushed two others to regional trauma centers, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

A Sigalert was issued at 4:53 am closing the Tampa Avenue off-ramp, as well as the No. 3 and 4 lanes of the westbound freeway for at least two hours. The Sigalert was extended at 7:11 am until approximately 9 am

A representative from the coroner’s office was called to the scene at 5:44 am