Firefighters Rescue Trapped Driver Off Interstate 5 In Valencia
VALENCIA (CBS) — Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car that has gone over the side of the Golden State (5) Freeway at Valencia Boulevard.
The car flipped over and landed in a ditch, according to Inspector Matt Leveque of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Rescue crews used a raising system to pull the car out, Leveque said.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
The driver of the vehicle was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries, including fractures.
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