(L.A.) Amanda Castillo, 35, Died on the 5 Fwy

Case Number: 2025-08922

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 35-year-old Hispanic female that occurred on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Amanda Castillo of Woodland Hills.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Injuries & Thermal Burns

RIP AMANDA NICHELLE CASTILLO (November 3, 1989 – May 29, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

LAFD sent out a bulletin at 10:42 p.m. about an accident involving an automobile and a tractor-trailer on the northbound 5 Freeway in Sylmar. The auto was fully engulfed in flames. There were two confirmed fatalities.

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