At least one person was killed in a crash Sunday morning between a Honda SUV and a truck that was off the road in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The crash happened around 7 a.m. near the intersection of Vista del Mar and West Imperial Highway in Playa del Rey, near Los Angeles International Airport. According to police, a Department of Public Works street sweeping truck was traveling southbound on Vista del Mar on its scheduled route when it was hit by a northbound SUV.
The impact lifted the truck’s hood and crushed the front of the SUV, video from news gathering service OnScene.TV showed.
The driver of the SUV, described only as a Latino male, died at the scene. Police could not confirm whether the driver was drunk or suffered any medical emergency.
A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson told The Times that the county employee was treated at the scene and transferred to a local hospital. His condition is unknown, the department said.
Police said the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
