LOS ANGELES, California — One person was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on West Imperial Highway near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) early on Saturday, October 24, 2026, authorities said, according to MyNewsLA reporting based on Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department accounts.

Source: MyNewsLA (LAFD account)

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at about 5:07-5:08 a.m. to West Imperial Highway near Hughes Way and the 6000 block of West Imperial Highway. LAPD Sgt. Keleigh Edwards of the Pacific Division said the car had crashed into a freeway support and caught fire, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and the body was found inside the burned-out car. No description of the person was provided.

Source: MyNewsLA (LAPD account)

The California Highway Patrol was also dispatched, and later determined the El Segundo Police Department was handling the investigation, the CHP reported in the first account, while the updated LAPD account said detectives from the West Traffic Division were investigating. Sgt. Edwards said the cause was not yet known.

Source: MyNewsLA

An El Segundo police alert said Imperial Highway was closed in both directions between Main Street and Pershing Drive while officers assisted with the fatal collision investigation, and asked drivers to avoid the area for several hours.

Source: Alert El Segundo (Nixle)