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Just saw a news clip on KCAL9 news. A helicopter has just landed on the freeway and their reporter said both directions are closed while the helicopter gets the injured person/persons (?). Looks like it's between a vehicle and semi truck. Reporter kept saying Lowell in La Canada. Photos on tv looked like Lowell by Tujunga and La Crescenta. At any rate, expect delays for awhile.

Channel 4 website says it happened at 3:20pm at Lowell in Tujunga-eastbound. One male passenger is severely injured. At this time, it is a sig alert.

LA CRESCENTA (CBSLA.com) — A powerful crash involving a big rig on the eastbound (210) Freeway has caused traffic delays in La Crescenta.

The crash involving a stalled big rig and truck was reported at 3:29 p.m. Friday at Lowell Avenue near La Tuna Canyon.

Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said a motorist who may have struck the rear of the big rig had to be freed from the vehicle.

That person was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition, he added.

The crash led to a massive rush-hour traffic snarl with officials shutting down the freeway in both directions from Lowell to Sunland while a medical helicopter landed on the roadway.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO reports that the accident is expected to be cleared shortly.

As of 4:45 p.m., two lanes of the eastbound freeway remained closed, while all westbound lanes were re-opened.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/08/ ... crescenta/

Courtesy of mountain_view

That is terrible.