[03-13-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Deadly Two-Vehicle Crash in La Mirada Results in One Death

One unidentified person was killed following a deadly two-vehicle crash in La Mirada on Sunday evening, March 13, 2022.

The accident transpired at approximately 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of La Mirada Boulevard and Santa Gertrudes Avenue.

A BMW SUV T-boned another vehicle on the roadway for unclear reasons. The circumstances leading up to the crash have not been established.

Two people were trapped in the wreckage and extricated by emergency personnel. Unfortunately, one person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Information about the crash is limited at the moment. The identities of the involved parties have not been disclosed.

Local authorities are further investigating the cause of the crash.

Fatal Car Accident Statistics

Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of injury in the United States. Every year, up to two million individuals are injured in car accidents.

A car collision occurs every sixty seconds in the United States. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car accidents killed more than 3,300 people in California last year.

According to the National Safety Council, car accidents account for 11% of deaths. In 2019, around 276,823 people were injured in car crashes in California, while around 3,898 people were killed. Since 2013, the number of car accidents has climbed by 23.5 percent.

Los Angeles is one of the most densely populated cities in the country, with a population of 3.96 million people as of 2019. It’s no surprise that traffic in the city is growing worse.

Despite the COVID pandemic, Los Angeles was classified as the seventh most crowded city in the United States in 2020. According to Los Angeles Police Department data, approximately 1,465 people were severely injured while 289 were killed in traffic accidents across Los Angeles in 2020 alone.

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