Accident involving CHP officer leads to closure of I-5 South

Southbound traffic was diverted from Interstate 5 in the Santa Clarita Valley Sunday morning after an injury crash involving a California Highway Patrol officer occurred between Interstate 210 and Roxford Street.

At 3:26 a.m., CHP officers responded to a call about a broken down vehicle on southbound State Route 14. As officers responded to the call, a traffic collision occurred, in which a CHP officer was injured and was transported in unknown condition at the time of this article's publication, according to Officer Kravig, CHP spokeswoman.

All southbound lanes of I-5 were closed due to the crash, and southbound traffic was diverted off the freeway at the Calgrove Boulevard exit, according to sigalert.com. The website said motorists were detoured via Old Road, Sepulveda Boulevard and then to Roxford.

According to the CHP's traffic management website, a Sigalert alert was issued for the accident scene at 5:08 a.m. The duration of the alert is unknown.

This is a breaking news story. More information will be added as it becomes available.