A motorist is in a critical condition after two semi trucks collided, seeing one of the vehicles break into flames in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, on May 8.

05/08/2024 12:17 pm (GMT-0700) | GRANADA HILLS, LOS ANGELES

Southbound 5 Interstate Freeway and 405 San Diego.
Two semi trucks were involved in a collision. One semi is on fire, with an associated patient burned and in critical condition.

INC#0797; FS91; Battalion 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched Units BC12 BC731 E18 E275 E287 E75 E77 E88 EM12 JT1 RA18 RA87 RA91 SQ87 T75 T87 T98 WT77 WT88; Dispatch Channel 8; TAC 17; LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz

UPDATE: 05-08-2024 12:17pm SB 5 x 405
80 firefighters spent 38 minutes in a coordinated effort to confine and extinguish flames in one of two semi-trailers involved in this collision on the southbound 5 Freeway, just north of the 405 transition. One male driver successfully escaped his burning cab, and passing motorists stopped to help extinguish the flames on his clothes and body. Upon LAFD arrival, he was transported by rescue ambulance to a local trauma center with critical burns. No other injuries or patients were reported, as the other semi-trailer was parked on the shoulder with no occupants at the time of the collision. While foam was used to extinguish the fire, fuel and oil runoff was contained to the immediate area and then remediated, preventing any further threat to immediate surroundings or storm drains. Media inquiries: CHP Log 1309.

INC#0797; FS91; Battalion 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched Units AO1 AO2 BC12 BC731 CM40 CM42 E18 E275 E287 E290 E75 E77 E88 E91 E98 EM12 EM14 H1 HA1 JT1 JT2 PI4 RA18 RA87 RA90 RA91 SO1 SQ21 SQ87 T75 T87 T90 T98 WT77 WT88; Dispatch Channel 8; TAC 17; LAFD Spokesperson: Lyndsey Lantz