Event Brief
Semi-truck smashes into Panorama City apartments
Filed: Aug 05, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: Video shows a big rig hauling car stacks plowing into a two-story complex, injuring 3 and displacing 12+ in Panorama City.
WHO: Three injured residents; displaced tenants at the Panorama City apartment complex
WHAT: A semi-truck hauling stacks of cars plowed into a two-story apartment complex, destroying two units and making others unlivable.
WHEN: Aug 05, 2026 at 7:10 PM ET
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHY: The semi-truck crash caused the destruction; the immediate cause of the collision was not reported.
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