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.