Car hits Pacoima apartment building after 2-vehicle crash; 1 killed and 5 hurt in collision
PACOIMA — One person died and five others were injured Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash in Pacoima in which one of the vehicles hit an apartment building.
One killed and five others injured in crash that sent a Dodge Charger into the side of an apartment building at Laurel Canyon Blvd and Mercer St in #Pacoima. Person in pickup killed. @LAFD had to cut two out of the Charger. Child sleeping inside apt. evaluated but was ok. @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/MtE9cnofvk
— John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) September 27, 2021
The crash happened outside 10460 Laurel Canyon Blvd. around 8:35 p.m., according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.
One person died at the scene, Prange said. The person’s gender and age were not yet available. The deceased’s name will be withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Two people were temporarily trapped in their vehicle but were later freed by firefighters, Prange said.
A total of five people were hurt in the crashes — two men and three juveniles, he said. All five were transported to a hospital.
Another juvenile, who was in the building when it was struck by a car, was evaluated by paramedics but did not require additional treatment, he said.