Four people -- including a child and a Caltrans worker -- were critically hurt Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on the northbound 710 Freeway. |
PARMOUNT, Calif. (KTLA) -- Five people -- including a child and a Caltrans worker -- were critically injured Tuesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on the 710 Freeway.
The crash happened about 2 p.m. in the freeway's northbound lanes near Rosecrans Avenue when a Buick Cutlass Supreme spun out of control after colliding with a semi truck without its trailer. California Highway Patrol officials said they don't yet know why the two vehicles collided, but it's likely one of the two was changing lanes.
The Cutlass then crashed into a female Caltrans worker, who was out of her truck picking up trash near the freeway's right shoulder, CHP officials said. A co-worker said the woman suffered injuries to her legs and she is expected to survive.
The child -- a 3-year-old boy -- was one of four passengers in the Cutlass, left almost completely crushed after the accident.
Paramedics rushed all five critically-injured people to hospitals in St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
The crash caused a major traffic pile-up, as two of the six northbound lanes were closed. The Rosecrans Avenue off-ramp was also closed.
The crash happened about 2 p.m. in the freeway's northbound lanes near Rosecrans Avenue when a Buick Cutlass Supreme spun out of control after colliding with a semi truck without its trailer. California Highway Patrol officials said they don't yet know why the two vehicles collided, but it's likely one of the two was changing lanes.
The Cutlass then crashed into a female Caltrans worker, who was out of her truck picking up trash near the freeway's right shoulder, CHP officials said. A co-worker said the woman suffered injuries to her legs and she is expected to survive.
The child -- a 3-year-old boy -- was one of four passengers in the Cutlass, left almost completely crushed after the accident.
Paramedics rushed all five critically-injured people to hospitals in St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center.
The crash caused a major traffic pile-up, as two of the six northbound lanes were closed. The Rosecrans Avenue off-ramp was also closed.
