[04-14-2023] Los Angeles County, CA – Eight People Injured After Multi-Vehicle Collision in Northridge

Eight people sustained minor injuries, and five were hospitalized, after a multi-vehicle collision in Northridge, Los Angeles, on Friday morning, April 14, 2023.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the crash occurred at about 8:25 a.m. at 9600 North Zelzah Avenue at the Northridge Academy High School.

Five people were taken to local hospitals after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. A total of eight people were reported to have been involved. It’s unclear whether some or all of them were students, as classes resumed this week following spring break.

The responding officers reported there were no entrapments after the collision. They did not disclose any information regarding the cause of the crash and how many vehicles were involved.

No further details were immediately available as the investigation into the crash continued.

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Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Every year, automobile accidents claim the lives of thousands of Americans and hurt countless more. And every year, two million people are killed in automobile accidents worldwide, and ten times that many are injured.

In 2020, there was an 8.3 percent increase in traffic fatalities, according to the National Safety Council. Things had been declining for three years before that point of increase. There were 39,107 fatalities in the United States due to automobile accidents in 2019. But by 2020, the number had risen to 42,338.

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