[11-08-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Multi-Vehicle Collision Under Investigation in Canyon Country in Santa Clarita

The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported a multi-vehicle collision in Canyon Country, a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, on Tuesday morning, November 8, 2022.

According to the Fire Department spokesman Giovanni Sanchez, firefighters were called to the collision at 9:54 a.m. at the intersection of Soledad Street and Ruether Avenue, north of Soledad Canyon Road.

The firefighters arrived at the site at 9:59 a.m. to discover three vehicles involved in the crash.

According to the report, a white Chevrolet SUV and a Jeep allegedly rear-ended a white Crown Victoria.

There were no reports yet on the identities of the drivers, including whether there were passengers involved and their conditions.

The fire crews were able to clear the scene by 10:09 a.m.

The authorities are conducting further investigation into the cause of the collision.

Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Car collisions are by far the most common cause of severe injuries and fatalities among Americans, surpassing all other causes by a significant margin. Nearly two hundred thousand people lose their lives and sustain significant injuries from car accidents yearly.

According to statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a collision involving a car occurs on average once every sixty seconds. Over 3,300 people lost their lives in such accidents in California in 2016. Estimates put human error at 94% in these accidents, the vast majority of which could have been prevented.

According to research by the National Safety Council, automobile collisions are responsible for one death out of every ten that occur annually in the United States. In the year 2019, there were about 2,765,000 people injured and 3,898 people killed due to car accidents in California. Since 2013, there has been a 23.5 percent increase in the number of people killed or injured in such accidents.

It is considered a multi-vehicle accident whenever three or more vehicles are engaged in a collision of any kind. Following a crash, there is a possibility that as many as six cars will become trapped in the wreckage.

According to the statistics provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010, more than 13,000 people lost their lives due to multiple vehicle accidents.

Multi-Vehicle Accident Lawyers in Santa Clarita

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with it. The price of treatment and time lost from work must be factored in.

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