One Injured in Fiery Two-Vehicle Accident on 10 Freeway near Santa Anita Avenue [El Monte, CA]

Fiery Crash on 10 Freeway in El Monte Involves Semi Truck and Sedan

 
EL MONTE, CA (February 19, 2024) – One person was injured in a fiery two-vehicle accident on 10 Freeway in El Monte Saturday morning on February 17.
 
The accident happened around 5:05 a.m. near Santa Anita Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, a semi truck and a blue sedan collided along the eastbound lanes of the freeway. The impact caused the sedan to catch fire.
 
Paramedics responded and found one person trapped inside the sedan. They extricated and took the patient to Greater El Monte Community Hospital in an unknown condition.
 
Crews issued a Sigalert in the area, closing the two far right lanes of the eastbound freeway until around 8:57 a.m.
 
The cause of the crash and factors involved remain under investigation.
 
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