A multi-vehicle collision that occurred on Thursday evening in the Sawtelle district of Los Angeles resulted in the death of at least one person and the injury of two others.
At 8:12 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a collision that had occurred at the intersection of Centinela Avenue and Olympic Boulevard.
Several vehicles, including a sedan that had slammed onto a huge tree in the center median and an SUV that had flipped over, were shown to have suffered substantial damage in the footage that was captured by the cellphones of witnesses.
An individual was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident. The authorities have stated that a third individual sustained minor injuries, while another victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries requiring immediate medical attention.
Only a few details are included. The cause of the collision is unknown, and the police have not yet established the actual number of automobiles that were involved in the collision.
No information regarding the victims’ names was made public.
It has been decided that the eastbound lanes of Olympic Boulevard between Cetinella Avenue and Stewart Street will be blocked to traffic until further notice. This decision was made while the police and fire crews were working to clean the debris off the highway.
Those who are driving to the region are being encouraged to consider taking a different route to get there.
Reference: Multi-vehicle crash leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in Sawtelle