[07-07-2024] Los Angeles County, CA – Two People Hospitalized After Vehicle Crashed Into Steep Canyon Terrain in Angeles National Forest

Two people were hospitalized after their vehicle crashed into a steep canyon terrain in Los Angeles County on Sunday night, July 7, 2024.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the single-vehicle crash happened at about 11:46 p.m. over the side of North San Gabriel Canyon Road in the Angeles National Forest at mile marker 27.

CHP said that an unspecified vehicle carrying a male driver and a female passenger fell approximately 40 feet down into the forest after a high-speed crash. Upon arrival, they found the male driver trapped inside the vehicle.

Responding crews managed to free the driver from the wreckage and pull up both victims from the steep terrain. They were then taken to the roadside, where emergency medical personnel were waiting to administer treatment.

The man was airlifted to a local trauma center, while the woman was transported to a nearby hospital via ground ambulance. The patients’ names, ages, and places of origin were not available at this time. Their current conditions are also unknown.

It is still unclear how exactly the vehicle flew off the side of North San Gabriel Canyon and ended up in the Angeles National Forest. CHP is investigating the cause of the accident and any possible factors involved.

Additional information was not immediately available.