One person has been declared dead Wednesday after a vehicle went over the side of an embankment on Ridge Route Road in Castaic.
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Los Angeles County Fire Department officials declared the person shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, who was the only passenger in the vehicle, dead on arrival.
It is believed that the vehicle drove off the side, landing about 400 feet down, according to fire officials.
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) were dispatched to the scene, but were shortly canceled, said a LACoFD spokesperson.
The Santa Clarita Valley Search and Rescue Team will assist local agencies while coroners make their way to the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
This is a breaking news story, more information will be added when available.
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