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A speeding motorist triggered a two-vehicle crash on the Chino Valley (71)Freeway in Pomona where one person was killed and four others were injured, police said Saturday.

The crash occurred at 11:49 p.m. Friday on the northbound freeway at Old Pomona Road, the Pomona Police Department reported.

All southbound lanes and at least one northbound lane were shutdown for more than seven hours before re-opening should after 7 a.m., according to the CHP.

With details still sketchy, authorities said a speeding motorist going northbound lost control of his vehicle and struck another vehicle going southbound.

One of the occupants in the speeding vehicle died at the scene. Another occupant in that vehicle suffered serious injuries, police said. Two occupants in the second vehicle suffered moderate injuries, and a third suffered serious injuries.

The Pomona Police Department’s Traffic Services Bureau asked anyone who saw the crash to call them at (909) 620-2081.

—City News Service

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