Add The California Post on Google A multi-vehicle crash on the westbound 210 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley left several people injured and lanes closed for many hours Saturday night.
A Tesla was reportedly driving the wrong way at a high speed on the freeway, which turned lethal when the car crashed into a U-Haul box truck, officials said. Soon after the collision, a second crash involving several other cars was also reported.
The box truck was engulfed in flames during the crash that happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday near the 118 Freeway in the Lake View Terrace area. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the incident along with the California Highway Patrol.
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“Firefighters and paramedics responded to a traffic collision involving at least two vehicles on the westbound 210 Freeway. Firefighters extinguished one box truck involved with fire; four patients are being assessed for treatment/transport,” the LA Fire Department said.
Officials said that at least one person was transported to the nearby hospital. The freeway had only one lane open after the crash but all the closed lanes were back to normal around 10:30 p.m.
LAFD and CHP responded to the fiery crash on the westbound 210 Freeway. NBC The lanes on the freeway were closed for several hours until 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. NBC Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.
Crystal Alch, a resident of Santa Clarita, was left shocked by the incident. “This was truly terrifying to witness,” she commented on a news post by ABC News.
“We were coming home from Big Bear when I noticed the black car coming the wrong way onto the freeway.”
“My husband, my 5 month old and I were in the carpool lane and multiple cars scrambled to get out of the way but when the wrong way driver saw the box truck, it ran straight into it,” Alch wrote.
She added that the crash seemed like “a missile” went off. “The box truck erupted into flames and we just missed the fire on the road. I’ve been shaken up since. I hope everyone involved survives. We are praying for you,” she added.
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