Truck Crash in Tunnel Kills Driver
A North Hollywood man died Friday after his pickup truck smashed into an embankment and overturned inside a tunnel on Malibu Canyon Road.
The 53-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was driving south on the winding mountain road when he crashed shortly before 11 a.m., said Officer Karen Faciane of the California Highway Patrol. The truck flipped onto its hood and blocked both lanes just inside the tunnel, which is south of Piuma Road.
The man was taken to UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Authorities are investigating.
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