A rollover victim was thrown to their death across a California freeway in a violent Sunday-morning crash that triggered a highway shutdown.

At least one person died following a fatal multi-car crash at around 1:45 a.m. northbound on the 405 Freeway near the 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks.

One car rolled over onto its roof, and the victim who died is believed to have been thrown from the vehicle, according to KTLA.

All northbound lanes on the 405 Freeway were shut down but reopened a few hours later.

During the closure, however, another driver entered the shutdown area and almost hit a firefighter working at the scene.

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