[12-20-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Four-Vehicle Collision in Arleta Injures Several People including Children

Authorities reported that several people, including children, were injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Arleta, Los Angeles, on Tuesday morning, December 20, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash involving at least four cars occurred along the southbound 5 Freeway in the Osborne Street off-ramp.

No sufficient details on the cause and nature of the crash were available at the moment. It resulted in the closure of all lanes on the southbound highway.

The collision harmed numerous people, including children. The number of people involved, the extent of the injuries, and the victims’ current conditions are currently unknown.

The investigation by the authorities continues.

Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that an auto accident occurs once every minute. In the more than three thousand persons that have lost their lives in car crashes in California, human error is the leading cause of accidents (94% of the time).

Over 110,000 Americans are killed annually in traffic-related events, per data from the National Safety Council. Three thousand eight hundred ninety-eight individuals in California were killed and 2.7 million were injured as a direct result of these disasters. Since 2013, there has been a 23.5% rise in fatalities.

A “multi-vehicle collision” is defined as an incident involving three or more motor vehicles. When two cars meet head-on, at least six of them are usually destroyed and many more are damaged.

According to statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2010, nearly 13,000 persons lost their lives in incidents involving several vehicles.

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