Crime & Safety
4 Injured in Fire Engine Crash in West LA
Authorities are treating two people injured at the scene of a Los Angeles Fire Department truck crash in the West LA area.
Los Angeles, CA - Four people were injured, and one person was trapped when a Los Angeles Fire Department fire truck was involved in a crash in West Los Angeles Thursday.
The accident occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of South Barrington Avenue, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Two of the victims suffered critical injuries and two others have minor injuries, according to Humphrey. One person was trapped in the wreckage.
4 people injured (2 critical) after traffic collision involving @LAFD engine. 1900 S. Barrington #Sawtelle pic.twitter.com/sKpV3IAhMh
— Jennifer Thang (@jenniferthang) June 30, 2016
None of the injured are fire department personnel according to officials. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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