Crime & Safety
2 Hurt In LAX Crash, Shutting Down Terminal 5 Departures
Expect delays at LAX where lower level Terminal 5 departure lanes were shut down after because of a major-injury crash.
LOS ANGELES, CA —Two people were severely injured when a car jumped the curb in a crash at LAX Thursday morning.
Traffic was closed on lower level inner lanes at Terminal-5 due to the crash. Travelers are advised to use the upper departure Level.
"The crash at happened at 10:57 a.m., and they are still working on it right now," said Los Angeles Police Department spokesman officer Tony Im.
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The motorist may have suffered a medical emergency when they swerved and struck two pedestrians near Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday. The pedestrians were taken to a hospital in unknown condition.
A car has drove on the curb at LAX near the AMERICAN AIRLINES pick-up area.@flyLAXairport #lax
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) June 21, 2018
Traffic closed on lower level inner lanes Terminal-5 due to Police Activity. Please use Upper Departure Level.
— LA Airport PD (@LAAirportPD) June 21, 2018
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