3 MEN INJURED IN 3-VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Byline: Terry Kanakri Daily News Staff Writer

Three men were seriously injured Monday in a traffic collision at the intersection of First and Easy streets, after a speeding truck was unable to avoid colliding with a car making a left turn.

Officer Alan Thompson said two men in a brown Jeep Comanche were traveling about 65 mph southbound on First Street about 1:42 p.m. when their vehicle slammed into a car making a left turn onto Easy Street. The names of the motorists, who were transported to Simi Valley Hospital, were not available.

The Jeep Comanche truck swerved in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid collision, Thompson said. The truck struck the car, causing it to spin around several times before coming to a stop about 75 feet away from the impact.

After the crash, the truck then clipped a 1995 Ford Escort driven by Nick Anthony DiCamillo of Simi Valley, who was not injured. The truck did not stop until hitting a steel traffic-signal pole head-on.

The two men in the truck were not wearing seat belts, which aggravated their injuries, Thompson said.

DiCamillo, 17, who was about to make a right turn from Easy Street onto First Street on his way to a job interview when the the accident occurred, said the impact was horrendous.

"It was one of the worst accidents I ever saw in my life, even on TV," the Simi Valley resident exclaimed.

DiCamillo said both cars that collided had a green light, but he said the truck was traveling about 65 mph in the 40-mph speed zone.

DiCamillo said the motorist in the car started to make a left turn from First onto Easy Street, believing he had enough time to beat oncoming traffic.

"He saw it was clear, that no one was coming, so he went for the left turn," DiCamillo said. "This guy (truck driver) slammed on his breaks because he knew he was going too fast, and he skidded for five seconds. He swerved, hit him, hit me, and then went right into the pole."