A person was killed today when a vehicle went over the side of the southbound 710 Freeway, south of the northbound 405 Freeway.

The crash occurred a little before 7:25 a.m., the California highway patrol reported.

After crashing, the vehicle became engulfed in flames with the victim was trapped inside, the CHP said.

A representative from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office was called to the scene at 8:06 a.m.

Several lanes of the southbound 710 Freeway were closed until 10 a.m.