A deadly crash on the 405 Freeway Wednesday night prompted the California Highway Patrol to shut down all southbound lanes in Van Nuys.

The fatal crash was reported at 10:12 p.m. near Victory Boulevard.

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A pedestrian was struck in the HOV lane on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway.

A SigAlert was issued for the southbound 405 Freeway. CHP was diverting traffic off at Victory Boulevard.

NewsChopper4 was over the scene that showed traffic backed up before the Thanksgiving holiday.

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