A.V. CRASH AND RESCUE 4 INJURED WHEN STATION WAGON, PICKUP COLLIDE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Two teenagers were critically injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. and two women were seriously hurt Thursday when a compact station wagon wagon: see carriage. wagon Four-wheeled vehicle designed to be drawn by draft animals. Wagons have been used from the 1st century BC; early examples used spoked wheels with metal rims, pivoted front axles, and linchpins to secure the wheels. and a pickup truck collided at an intersection, a crash that caused the compact to roll over several times, officials said. A passing motorist stopped to pull out a 16-year-old girl from the smoking, overturned compact after the 3 p.m. crash on Palmdale Boulevard at 25th Street East. Firefighters had to cut off the roof to free others inside the wreckage wreck·age n. 1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked. 2. Something wrecked. 3. The debris of something wrecked. . ``The car was smoking when I showed up and I didn't want to leave them in there if it was going to blow up,'' said Johnny Huizar, 24, of Rosamond. I just wanted to help them in any way I could.'' The crash critically injured the 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. Seriously injured were a 46-year-old woman and a 24-year-old woman. Another 16-year-old girl, the driver of the compact, seemed uninjured but was taken to a hospital as a precaution, officials said. The pickup truck's driver was not hurt, officials said. No names were immediately released. Sheriff's officials say the Toyota Tercel The Tercel was Toyota's entry-level vehicle in North America during the 1980s and 1990s. The Tercel was slotted between the Corolla and the Starlet, and was meant to offer basic affordable transportation while introducing young buyers to the Toyota brand. station wagon was heading north on 25th Street East and attempted to make a left turn onto Palmdale Boulevard. It collided with a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck heading south on 25th Street East. Huizar said he saw the crash as he was driving to get something to eat after dropping off a friend at South Valley Medical Clinic, 1 1/2 miles away. He pulled over at the crash site and used a pocket knife to cut through the unconscious girl's seat belt, he said. He could not reach the other passengers. ``She was hanging there unconscious,'' Huizar said. The 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were flown by helicopter to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. . The two women were taken to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital and Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Sheriff's officials and rescue crews diverted di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. traffic around the intersection for nearly two hours after the collision. Investigators on Thursday refused to say which driver was at fault. The investigation was continuing. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Firefighters and paramedics help crash victims Thursday at the intersection of Palmdale Boulevard and 25th Street East. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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