A violent two-vehicle collision in the Fairfax area left six people in the hospital, four of them in critical condition, before dawn on New Year’s Day.
First responders look at a vehicle involved in a crash on Jan. 1, 2017, in the Fairfax district. (Credit: KTLA)
The crash occurred just before 6 a.m. at 7432 Melrose Ave., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Three men and three women, all in the late 20s or early 30s, were taken to trauma centers, the Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart said.
Video from the scene showed two vehicles on the sidewalk in front of a sporting apparel business, FampionX, which had its facade damaged. A dark-colored Mercedes-Benz SUV was upside down and another vehicle – apparently a Toyota Prius – had its front end and windshield destroyed.
Debris was scattered across the scene.
Video showed firefighters treating one patient whose head was visibly bloodied. He was fitted with a neck brace, placed on a gurney and taken to an ambulance.
An overturned SUV is seen after a crash on Jan. 1, 2017, in the Fairfax district. (Credit: KTLA)
A man who said he was asleep nearby was awoken by the “big boom” of the impact, which he said shook the windows. He went outside to see paramedics pulling people out of the wreckage.
“The driver was walking around covered in blood. He was in shock,” said the witness, Jesse Sanchez.
The other driver tried to leave the scene but was detained by citizens who “held him down,” Sanchez said.
City building and safety inspectors were notified to come evaluate the damaged structure, Stewart said.
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