A chain-reaction crash involving at least seven vehicles Thursday morning on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach prompted the closure of several lanes.
The crash occurred in the No. 1 lane on the southbound side of the freeway, near Atlantic Avenue. The number and severity of injuries was not immediately known.
Firefighter-paramedics responded to the scene, and one car apparently struck a semitruck as drivers tried to make their way past the wreckage…