LONG BEACH -A man was killed in a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck on the San Diego Freeway in Long Beach near Signal Hill, the California Highway Patrol said Friday.
The CHP reported the collision at 11:01 p.m. Thursday at the Atlantic Avenue on-ramp of the southbound freeway and when CHP officers arrived at the scene, they found the semi, a box truck and two sedans with significant damage, according to CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was identified as 20-year-old Evan Zeller, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. His city of residence was not available.
Debris from the collision was scattered across multiple lanes of the freeway, according to reports from the scene.
