[03-04-2023] Los Angeles County, CA – Wrong-Way Collision in Santa Clarita Left Four People Injured

[03-04-2023] Wrong-Way Collision in Santa Clarita Left Four People InjuredA multi-vehicle collision injured four people in Santa Clarita on Saturday morning, March 4, 2023.

Reports indicated the crash transpired around 9:20 a.m. on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway at the Escondido Canyon Road off-ramp.

According to authorities, they received calls of the collision and discovered one person trapped in the wreckage caused by a white wrong-way vehicle.

An initial report stated that a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes near the center divider.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the scene and transported two people to hospitals with critical injuries and two others with minor injuries.

A Sigalert issued at 9:39 a.m. closing all northbound lanes was canceled by 11:40 a.m.

Further investigations on the crash are ongoing.

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