Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Aug 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
2 big rigs collide on 210 Freeway in La Crescenta
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Two semitrucks crash on the 210 Freeway in La Crescenta, scattering debris and closing all westbound lanes.
WHO: California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Fire Department
WHAT: Two semitrucks collide on the 210 Freeway, scattering debris; all westbound lanes closed; one person transported to a hospital.
WHEN: Aug 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM ET
WHERE: La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, California (east of Pennsylvania Avenue on the 210 Freeway)
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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