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A California Highway Patrol Officer investigating a crash on Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country. Jade Aubuchon / KHTS News

3 Children Airlifted To Hospital After Vehicle Overturns In Canyon Country

Three children were airlifted to the hospital Thursday afternoon, after a vehicle overturned on Soledad Canyon Road, officials said.

UPDATE (7:14 p.m.): The vehicle was identified as a white Volkswagen Jetta sedan, per witnesses on-scene. The vehicle had skid marks leading from the eastbound side across the two-lane road to the final resting place of the vehicle.

The vehicle ended up in the westbound shoulder on its roof, and sustained major damage to several parts of the vehicle, spreading items belonging to the vehicles ocupants across the roadway, per witnesses on-scene.

The crash occurred just east of Stonecrest Road on Soledad Canyon Road, causing Sheriff and CHP officials to block traffic in all directions for some time.

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The crash was reported at about 4:20 p.m. Thursday on Soledad Canyon Road east of Highway 14, according to Vanessa Lozano, with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“There are three pediatric patients and one adult,” Lozano said. “There is a helicopter requested.”

The adult patient, the children’s mother, was transported to the hospital on the ground by ambulance, fire officials said.

The condition of the victims is unknown as of Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials.

Soledad Canyon Road is expected to be shut down as the helicopter landed to transport the patients, officials said.

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it is available.


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3 Children Airlifted To Hospital After Vehicle Overturns In Canyon Country

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    • Most drivers out here don’t pay attention to any speed limit or safety precautions including cell phone use so make all the changes you want but the fact is no one obeys anything in this valley.

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About Devon Miller

Devon Miller was born and raised in Santa Clarita. He joined KHTS Radio as a digital marketing intern in September of 2017, and later moved to news as a staff writer in December. Miller attended College of the Canyons and served as the Associated Student Government President. Miller is now News Director for KHTS, covering breaking news and politics across the Santa Clarita Valley.