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A Dodge Charger that crashed into a building in Canyon Country burst into flames just after midnight on Sunday, critically injuring several occupants and destroying multiple vehicles.
Around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle crash into a Dental Center on the 26000 block of Rainbow Glen Drive in Canyon Country, according to Michael Pittman, a dispatch supervisor with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
BREAKING: At least two people were critically injured and rushed to a trauma center after a Dodge Charger slammed into another car and landed inside a building. pic.twitter.com/0wmN4qZ2sH
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A witness to the collision called 9-1-1 to report the crash, before congregating with a group of bystanders to extricate the four occupants from the vehicle.
“We received a call that a vehicle struck a building,” Pittman said.
With emergency responders in route, the group of bystanders broke a window and began pulling the occupants – some trapped and some unconscious – from the Dodge Charger, just before the vehicle sparked flames.
“When we arrived on-scene, we learned the crash caused a fire that was quickly spreading into the structure,” Pittman said.
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A commercial structure response was initiated, and multiple vehicle occupants were transported to a trauma center with critical injuries sustained in the crash, according to Fire officials.
Firefighters remained on-scene for more than an hour as they worked to fight the blaze and inspect the foundation of the building, according to witnesses.
While the exact cause of the crash remains unknown, witnesses described seeing the Dodge Charger street racing with another vehicle, before colliding and crashing into the Dental Center.
The second vehicle suspected to have collided with the Dodge Charger slammed into a light post in the nearby parking lot. Photo Courtesy of Austin Dave
The crash remains under investigation, and no charges have been released to the public as of 1 p.m. Sunday.
The building remained under supervision of the Los Angeles County Fire Department for more than ten hours. Photo by Linsey Towles
Ed. Note: This is a developing news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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Interesting, I read on another page the car was racing and citizens rescued the people including the foolish driver.
Yes that is correct. I actually talked to the guy who pulled the 3 out of the car before the car went up in flames. He said it was him and another guy.
They was all Drunk and racing , are any D U I charges held against the driver or them Both vehicle occupants was under the influence
Where do these idiots come from?
Awesome Town!=
Conceived by idiots, raised by idiots, grow up to be idiots, live like idiots, and die like a bunch of idiots. IMHO.
They should have to pay for all damages, including fire department charges.
And ALWAYS a Dodge Charger! Every crash on the 14, every street race….
They should ban Dodge Chargers!
These fools give us “ Car Guys “ bad names . It only takes one to ruin it for the rest of us . I expect the full extent of the law to be applied in the situation and zero excuses applied
H.U.A is apparently more contagious than Covid.
The biggest threat to society is H.U.A!!!
What’s H. U. A??