Overview
- The collision occurred Saturday on the westbound 210 near the 118 in Lake View Terrace when a Tesla reportedly drove the wrong way at high speed and struck a box truck.
- The box truck overturned and caught fire, and Los Angeles firefighters extinguished the blaze while paramedics treated patients at the scene.
- The Los Angeles Fire Department said four patients were being assessed for treatment or transport and at least one person was taken to a nearby hospital; video shared publicly showed severe lacerations to one person’s arm or hand.
- A secondary multi-vehicle crash was reported after the initial impact and the California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert that left all but one westbound lane closed for hours.
- Investigators are continuing to examine the crash and have not released driver identities, conditions beyond initial assessments, or a suspected cause; motorists should expect lane closures until CHP updates the scene.