A deadly crash on the 210 freeway in Southern California has left one person dead and more than 30 others injured, after a tractor trailer lost control and plowed into multiple vehicles. Authorities described a violent chain of events that unfolded in moments and has since been captured on newly released dash camera video.
According to authorities, the tractor trailer veered off the 210 freeway on Saturday. Instead of staying in its lane, the heavy vehicle crossed three lanes of traffic and then went over the center divider, putting it into the path of oncoming and surrounding traffic before it could be brought to a stop.
Once across the divider, the truck collided with several vehicles. The scale of the impact helps explain the high number of casualties, with multiple cars caught up in the wreck along a stretch of freeway that typically carries heavy traffic through the region.
Police say one woman was killed in the crash. In addition to the fatality, more than 30 people were injured, a toll that includes six children. The mix of victims points to the number of occupied vehicles that were struck as the truck moved across the lanes.
The moments leading up to the collision were recorded on dash camera footage that has now emerged, offering a stark view of how quickly the situation escalated. The release of the video has drawn fresh attention to the crash and to the sequence that turned a routine drive into a mass casualty scene.
Authorities are continuing to look into the circumstances of the crash. With one person dead and dozens hurt, including young children, the incident stands as one of the more serious freeway collisions to hit Southern California in recent days, and the investigation into how the tractor trailer left its lane is ongoing.