Crime & Safety

1 Killed In Agoura Hills Solo Crash

A driver died early Wednesday morning shortly after crashing into a power pole in Agoura Hills.

AGOURA HILLS, CA — One person was killed Wednesday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on Las Virgenes Road in Agoura Hills and a stretch of the road was closed before reopening at 5:44 a.m.

The age, gender and name of the victim have not been disclosed.

Officers found the vehicle had crashed into a Southern California Edison power pole near Mulholland Highway about 1:50 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

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The victim was freed from the wreckage and later died.

Both directions of Las Virgenes Road were closed from Mulholland Highway to Piuma Road until further notice, the CHP said.

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— City News Service contributed to this report

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