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SUV Strikes LAFD Ambulance in Arleta, Five Hospitalized

Police are investigating the crash, with the SUV driver in critical condition.

Overview

  • Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the collision occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday at Woodman Avenue and Chase Street in Arleta.
  • The ambulance was transporting a 94-year-old man to the hospital, accompanied by an 81-year-old woman, when it was hit by a black SUV.
  • Authorities identified the SUV driver as a 34-year-old man who was taken to a trauma center in critical condition.
  • The ambulance driver, another LAFD crew member, and the two ambulance passengers were hospitalized in fair condition with unspecified injuries.
  • Aerial footage showed heavy front-end damage to the SUV and a taped-off scene as LAPD investigators processed the intersection, which has seen related crashes reported earlier this year.