Person dies on 5 Fwy off-ramp after ‘medical emergency’

A person died on an off-ramp of the 5 Freeway in Downey Sunday night after an apparent medical emergency.

The California Highway Patrol was alerted to the incident at about 11:15 p.m., and officers responded to the off-ramp at Lakewood Avenue,

It remains to be seen if the person was a pedestrian or if they were a driver who stopped their vehicle on the off-ramp, but they were declared dead at the scene.

The scene was cleared overnight, and nothing indicates that the incident was a hit-and-run, the CHP added.

Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.

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