2 Trapped After Collison With Traffic Pole in Palmdale

PALMDALE, CA, Aug. 9 (KNN) — Two people were trapped inside a vehicle after colliding with a pole Tuesday night in the city of Palmdale.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies alongside California Highway Patrol officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Avenue N and 20th Street West.

Upon arrival, firefighters from Station 129 confirmed two people were trapped within the vehicle that collided with a traffic pole.

The male was freed within minutes. However, firefighters worked for more than 20 minutes to free the trapped female patient.

The male occupant was treated at the scene, with the female transported to a local hospital in the city of Lancaster.

Tow trucks began clearing the scene shortly before 10 p.m. while California Highway Patrol officers took over the scene to investigate the collision.

Eyad Alawi, Video Journalist / KNN