2 Injured in Angeles National Forest Head-On Traffic Collision

Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, CA: A driver along with a passenger were injured in a head-on traffic collision with another vehicle on Tuesday, Aug. 2, on the 19100 block of Placerita Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest area of Los Angeles County.

California Highway Patrol, AMR ambulance, Los Angeles County Fire Department and Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call around 5:53 p.m. of a head-on collision involving a Kia Sportage and a Ford F-150 truck.

Per CHP log, the Ford truck was traveling eastbound on Placerita Canyon and crashed head-on into the Kia Sportage at mile marker 4.64. Both vehicles sustained major damage.

The driver and passenger of the Kia were transported by ambulance to a local hospital in unknown conditions. Family members of the injured patients arrived at the scene to check on them before they were transported telling CHP and paramedics “that’s our grandma”.

Eastbound and westbound lanes were shut down during the investigation of the collision.

Video: Oscar Sol, Photojournalist / KNN