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UPDATE: Person Trapped Inside Vehicle After Plunging Down Castaic Embankment

A motorist who was trapped inside a vehicle Tuesday after it plunged down a 25-foot embankment in Castaic has been rescued, officials said.


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The vehicle reportedly went over the side of a boat ramp on North Lake Hughes Road and Ball Point Road at approximately 11 a.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.

Fire officials were dispatched to the crash site at 11:03 a.m. and arrived on scene at 11:09 a.m.

The victim was removed from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital by 11:28 a.m., Fire officials said.

The cause of the crash and the extent of the victim’s injuries, if any, are unknown at this time.

California Highway Patrol officers were still on scene as of 12:45 p.m. recovering the vehicle, reported to be a white Toyota 4Runner, according to CHP. 

No additional information is available at this time.

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UPDATE: Person Trapped Inside Vehicle After Plunging Down Castaic Embankment

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About Melissa Lampert-Abramovitch

Melissa Lampert-Abramovitch has been writing for KHTS since Feb. 2014. She currently writes “Community Spotlight” and feature stories, and coordinates all aspects of both the”KHTS Adopt a Pet” video feature series and “Top Things to Do in Santa Clarita.” She is the creator of “KHTS Adopt a Pet” and acted as News Editor from 2019-2020, as well as Features Director and Newsroom Manager from 2016-2018. A former Valley Publications Staff Writer, Melissa was a contributor to the Santa Clarita Gazette and Canyon Country Magazine from 2015-2016. She has published feature stories with Pet Me Magazine, The Pet Press, The Signal, COC's Cougar News, and KJAMS Radio.