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5-car accident snarls traffic on west 10 Freeway in Central L.A.

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The California Highway Patrol shut down two lanes of the westbound 10 Freeway in Central L.A. on Tuesday afternoon following a five-car wreck involving an overturned SUV.

At least two people were taken to a local hospital, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brain Humphrey said.

Calls reporting the accident near the Vermont Avenue exit came into the Highway Patrol around 1:14 p.m. Tuesday, Officer Ming Hsu said. The first call reported a blue Lincoln Navigator overturned in the fast lane. The second call reported that five vehicles were involved, including the overturned SUV.

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Officials issued a SigAlert and closed the two far left lanes, and traffic was backed up from the 5 Freeway. Eastbound traffic was slow from Robertson Boulevard to the site of the accident, near Hoover Street.

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