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Firefighters Rescue Person From Trapped Car

July 13, 2026 ·

Photo by Andy N.

SHERMAN OAKS—On Saturday, July 11, the Los Angeles Fire Department had to rescue an individual from a trapped car. The fire was reported at 9:56 a.m. on the northbound 405 freeway.

Firefighters responded to a report of a person trapped inside a vehicle from a traffic accident. First arriving companies on scene reported a vehicle over the side of the freeway on the other side of the guardrail.

One person was trapped and extricated from the vehicle and was transported to the hospital by paramedics. No additional details about the incident have been disclosed to the public.

By Danny Jones

LAFD Rescue Individual Trapped In Vehicle

February 11, 2025 ·

Photo courtesy of Spencer Davis.

WESTWOOD—On February 7, the Los Angels Fire Department reported they had to rescue an individual trapped in a vehicle after a crash.

The incident was reported at 6:44 p.m. on the northbound 405 freeway. First arriving companies report a traffic collision with three total patients (age/gender currently unknown), one of which is trapped in a vehicle. Two patients are in critical condition, one is in fair condition. Companies are on-scene coordinating to extricate the patient from the vehicle.

By 7:13 p.m., officials reported three total patients were transported to local hospitals following the traffic collision, that include an 80-year-old female in critical condition; a 66-year-old male in critical condition; a 60-year-old female in fair condition. One patient, a 72-year-old female was pronounced deceased, as well as one dog in a vehicle and one dog that was reported missing on NB 405. Details about the deceased female have not been disclosed to the public.

By Trevor